1 Samuel 17:12

And David son of an Ephrathite said, this Ephrathite was of Bethleem Juda, and his name was Jessae, and he had eight sons. And the man passed for an old man among men in the days of Saul.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified. + 17:11 See Appendix. which has verses 12-31 translated from the Alexandrine codex. These verses (below) are not found in the Vatican Codex.

13And the three elder sons of Jessae went and followed Saul to the war, and the + 17:13 Gr. name. names of his sons that went to the war were, Eliab his first-born, and his second Aminadab, and his third son Samma.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:19So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephratha, this is Bethleem.

Ruth 4:17And the neighbours gave it a name, saying, A son has been born to Noemin; and they called his name Obed; this is the father of Jessæ the father of David.

1 Samuel 1:1There was a man of Armathaim Sipha, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Helkana, a son of Jeremeel the son of Elias the son of Thoke, in Nasib Ephraim.

1 Samuel 16:10And Jessæ caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen these.

1 Samuel 16:18And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessæ the Bethleemite, and + 16:18 Gr. him understanding.he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.

2 Samuel 23:1And these are the last words of David. Faithful is David the son of Jessæ, and faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, and beautiful are the psalms of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:2-12

Goliath's Challenge to Israel. ( b. c. 1060.) 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between… Read the whole commentary →

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