1 Samuel 17:58
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58 Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”(A)
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1 Samuel 17:12
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12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.[a](A)
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- 17.12 Gk Syr: Heb among men
1 Samuel 16:18-19
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18 One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.”(A) 19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”
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