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12 David Arrives in the Camp.[a] Now David was the son of Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah, an Ephrathite. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was already old and well on in years.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:12 As noted above, this story gives another version of David’s entrance into the circle around Saul.

12 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.

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12 Now David was (A)the son of that (B)Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had (C)eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.

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