1 Samuel 17:12

American Standard Version (1901)

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.

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  • 1 Sam 16:10-11 : 10 And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.
  • 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.
  • Gen 35:19 : 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
  • Ruth 4:22 : 22 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
  • 1 Sam 17:58 : 58 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.
  • 1 Chr 2:13-16 : 13 and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
  • Matt 1:6 : 6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come forth a governor, who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
  • Luke 3:31-32 : 31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David, 32 the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
  • Ps 132:6 : 6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, [ from everlasting.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 17:55-58
    4 verses
    82%

    55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

    56And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.

    57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

    58And 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.

  • 1 Sam 17:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

    14And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

    15Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Chr 2:12-14
    3 verses
    77%

    12and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

    13and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

    14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

  • 1 Sam 16:18-19
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    77%

    18Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.

    19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

  • Ruth 4:22
    75%

    22and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  • 1 Sam 9:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

    2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

  • 1 Sam 16:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these.

    11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.

    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

  • 1 Sam 17:17
    73%

    17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry [them] quickly to the camp to thy brethren;

  • 1 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

  • Matt 1:6
    73%

    6and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;

  • 2 Sam 1:13
    72%

    13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
    72%

    11And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
    3 verses
    72%

    31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

    32And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

    33And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    72%

    1Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

  • 1 Chr 29:26
    72%

    26Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

  • Judg 17:7
    72%

    7And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.

  • 2 Sam 5:16
    72%

    16and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

  • 1 Chr 14:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

    8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

  • 1 Sam 17:28
    71%

    28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    71%

    1And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

  • 1 Chr 8:33
    71%

    33And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

  • 1 Sam 16:3
    71%

    3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    71%

    23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 22:9
    71%

    9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

  • 1 Chr 9:39
    71%

    39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    71%

    6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

  • 2 Sam 2:10
    71%

    10Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

  • 2 Sam 3:1
    70%

    1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

  • 1 Chr 6:27
    70%

    27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

  • Ruth 4:17
    70%

    17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

  • 1 Chr 3:8
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    8and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
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    16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • 2 Sam 21:19
    70%

    19And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
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    7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel: