Verse 12

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda som het Isai. Isai hadde åtte sønner, og på Sauls tid var han en gammel mann blant folket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai; han hadde åtte sønner, og Isai var gammel og erfaren i Sauls dager.

• Norsk King James

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, ved navn Jesse, og han hadde åtte sønner; han var kjent som en eldre mann på Sauls tid.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men David var sønn av en efratit fra Betlehem i Juda ved navn Isai, som hadde åtte sønner. Mannen var gammel, høyt oppe i årene på Sauls tid.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai. Isai hadde åtte sønner, og han var gammel i Sauls dager, gammel inn i årene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai, og han hadde åtte sønner. I Sauls dager var mannen gammel og pleiet å blande seg med mennesker.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David var sønn av en efraimitisk mann fra Betlehem i Juda, ved navn Jesse, og han hadde åtte sønner; i Saul sine dager ble denne mannen ansett som en eldre mann blant folket.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai, og han hadde åtte sønner. I Sauls dager var mannen gammel og pleiet å blande seg med mennesker.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David var sønn av en efratit fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai. Isai hadde åtte sønner, og Isai var i Sauls dager en gammel mann.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David var sønn av en Efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, ved navn Isai, som hadde åtte sønner. Isai var gammel i Sauls tid, langt fremskreden i alder.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men David var den ephrathitiske Mands Søn fra Bethlehem i Juda, hvis Navn var Isai, og denne havde otte Sønner; og Manden var gammel i Sauls Dage (og) kommen (tilaars) iblandt Mændene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  David var sønnen til en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai. Han hadde åtte sønner, og i Sauls tid var han en gammel mann blant folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai. Han hadde åtte sønner, og på Sauls tid var mannen allerede gammel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  David var sønn av denne efratitten fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai og hadde åtte sønner. Denne mannen var blitt gammel i Sauls dager.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Juda, som het Isai. Han hadde åtte sønner, og mannen var gammel i Sauls dager, fremskreden i alder blant menneskene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  David var sønn av en efratitt fra Betlehem i Judea, som het Isai og hadde åtte sønner; han var en gammel mann i Sauls dager, langt oppe i årene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Dauid was the sonne of a man of Ephrata of Bethleem Iuda, whose name was Isai, which had eight sonnes, and was an olde man in Sauls tyme, and was well strycken in age amonge men.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem Iuda, named Isai, which had eyght sonnes, & this man was taken for an olde man in the dayes of Saul.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And David `is' son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name `is' Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was old and well advanced in years.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 16:10-11 : 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD has not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all your children? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he comes here.
• 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 Then one of the servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty valiant man, a man of war, prudent in speech, a handsome person, and the LORD is with him.
• Gen 35:19 : 19 And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
• Ruth 4:22 : 22 Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
• 1 Sam 17:58 : 58 Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
• 1 Chr 2:13-16 : 13 And Jesse fathered his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
• 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
• Matt 1:6 : 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
• Matt 2:6 : 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule 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 Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem,
• Ps 132:6 : 6 Behold, we heard of it at Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of the woods.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.