42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes (A)from the offspring of David, and comes (B)from Bethlehem, the village (C)where David was?”

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[a] (A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of (B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be (C)ruler in Israel,
(D)whose coming forth is (E)from of old,
    from ancient days.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

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11 For (A)unto you is born this day in (B)the city of David (C)a Savior, who is (D)Christ (E)the Lord.

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And Joseph also went up (A)from Galilee, from the town of (B)Nazareth, to Judea, to (C)the city of David, which is called (D)Bethlehem, (E)because he was of the house and lineage of David,

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(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

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The Righteous Reign of the Branch

11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of (A)Jesse,
    and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

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11 (A)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    (B)from which he will not turn back:
(C)“One of the sons of your body[a]
    I will set on your throne.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

David Anointed King

16 The Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since (B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? (C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, (D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

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27 But (A)we know (B)where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, (C)no one will know where he comes from.”

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‘I will establish your (A)offspring forever,
    and build your (B)throne for all generations.’” Selah

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18 One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, (A)a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, (B)and the Lord is with him.”

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11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, (A)“There remains yet the youngest,[a] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, (B)“Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was (C)ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, (D)“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took (E)the horn of oil (F)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (G)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:11 Or smallest

58 And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, (A)“I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

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Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city (A)came to meet him trembling and said, (B)“Do you come peaceably?”

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