David’s officers took Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father at Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 17:58 - Easy To Read Version Saul asked him, “Young man, who is your father?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? And David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem. American Standard Version (1901) And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. Common English Bible Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, my boy?” “I’m the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem,” David answered. Catholic Public Domain Version And Saul said to him, "Young man, from what ancestry are you?" And David said, "I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Saul said to him: Young man, of what family art thou? And David said: I am the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite. |
David’s officers took Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father at Bethlehem.
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.
If your father notices I am gone, tell him, ‘David wanted to go home to Bethlehem. His family is having its own feast for this monthly sacrifice. David asked me to let him run down to Bethlehem and join his family.’