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11 Bible results for “bethlehem” from Common English Bible, Contemporary English Version, Living Bible, Easy-to-Read Version, and New Living Translation. Results 1-11.

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1 Samuel 16:1

Common English Bible

Samuel anoints David
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to grieve over Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and get going. I’m sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have found my next king among his sons.”
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Contemporary English Version
One day he said, “Samuel, I've rejected Saul, and I refuse to let him be king any longer. Stop feeling sad about him. Put some olive oil in a small container and go visit a man named Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. I've chosen one of his sons to be my king.”
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Living Bible
Finally the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul, for I have rejected him as king of Israel. Now take a vial of olive oil and go to Bethlehem and find a man named Jesse, for I have selected one of his sons to be the new king.”
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Easy-to-Read Version

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. Fill your horn with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to Jesse who lives in Bethlehem, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”
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New Living Translation

Samuel Anoints David as King
Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
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1 Samuel 16:2

Easy-to-Read Version
But Samuel said, “If I go, Saul will hear the news and try to kill me.” The Lord said, “Go to Bethlehem. Take a young calf with you and tell them, ‘I have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.’
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1 Samuel 16:4

Common English Bible
Samuel did what the Lord instructed. When he came to Bethlehem, the city elders came to meet him. They were shaking with fear. “Do you come in peace?” they asked.
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Contemporary English Version
Samuel did what the Lord told him and went to Bethlehem. The town leaders went to meet him, but they were terribly afraid and asked, “Is this a friendly visit?”
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Living Bible
So Samuel did as the Lord had told him to. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the city came trembling to meet him. “What is wrong?” they asked. “Why have you come?”
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Easy-to-Read Version
Samuel did what the Lord told him to do and went to Bethlehem. The elders of Bethlehem shook with fear. They met Samuel and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
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New Living Translation
So Samuel did as the Lord instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. “What’s wrong?” they asked. “Do you come in peace?”
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1 Samuel 16:18

Common English Bible
One of the servants responded, “I know that one of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a good musician. He’s a strong man and heroic, a warrior who speaks well and is good-looking too. The Lord is with him.”
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Contemporary English Version
“A man named Jesse who lives in Bethlehem has a son who can play the harp,” one official said. “He's a brave warrior, he's good-looking, he can speak well, and the Lord is with him.”
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Living Bible
One of them said he knew a young fellow in Bethlehem, the son of a man named Jesse, who was not only a talented harp player, but was handsome, brave, and strong, and had good, solid judgment. “What’s more,” he added, “the Lord is with him.”
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Easy-to-Read Version
One of the servants said, “There is a man named Jesse living in Bethlehem. I saw Jesse’s son. He knows how to play the harp. He is also a brave man and fights well. He is smart and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”
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New Living Translation
One of the servants said to Saul, “One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that—he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the Lord is with him.”
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1 Samuel 17:12

Common English Bible
Now David was Jesse’s son, an Ephraimite from Bethlehem in Judah who had eight sons. By Saul’s time, Jesse was already quite old and far along in age.
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Contemporary English Version

David Decides To Challenge Goliath
David's father Jesse was an old man, who belonged to the Ephrath clan and lived in Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons:
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Living Bible
David (the son of aging Jesse, a member of the tribe of Judah who lived in Bethlehem) had seven older brothers.
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David Goes to the Battle Front
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.
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New Living Translation

Jesse Sends David to Saul’s Camp
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse was an old man at that time, and he had eight sons.
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1 Samuel 17:14-15

Living Bible
David was the youngest son and was on Saul’s staff on a part-time basis. He went back and forth to Bethlehem to help his father with the sheep.
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1 Samuel 17:15

Common English Bible
but David went back and forth from Saul’s side to shepherd his father’s flock in Bethlehem.
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Contemporary English Version
He took care of his father's sheep, and he went back and forth between Bethlehem and Saul's camp.
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Easy-to-Read Version
but David left Saul from time to time to take care of his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
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New Living Translation
but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 17:58

Common English Bible
Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, my boy?” “I’m the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem,” David answered.
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Contemporary English Version
and Saul asked, “Who are you?” “I am David the son of Jesse, a loyal Israelite from Bethlehem.”
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Living Bible
“Tell me about your father, my boy,” Saul said. And David replied, “His name is Jesse and we live in Bethlehem.”
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Easy-to-Read Version
Saul asked him, “Young man, who is your father?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse, from Bethlehem.”
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New Living Translation
“Tell me about your father, young man,” Saul said. And David replied, “His name is Jesse, and we live in Bethlehem.”
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1 Samuel 20:6

Common English Bible
If your father takes note of my absence, tell him, ‘David begged my permission to run down to his hometown Bethlehem, because there is an annual sacrifice there for his whole family.’
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Contemporary English Version
If Saul wonders where I am, tell him, “David asked me to let him go to his hometown of Bethlehem, so he could take part in a sacrifice his family makes there every year.”
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Living Bible
If your father asks where I am, tell him that I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family reunion.
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Easy-to-Read Version
If your father notices I am gone, tell him, ‘David wanted to go home to Bethlehem. His family is having its own feast for this monthly sacrifice. David asked me to let him run down to Bethlehem and join his family.’
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New Living Translation
If your father asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice.
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1 Samuel 20:28

Common English Bible
Jonathan answered Saul, “David begged my permission to go to Bethlehem.
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Contemporary English Version
Jonathan answered, “The reason David hasn't come to eat with you is that he begged me to let him go to Bethlehem. He said, ‘Please let me go. My family is offering a sacrifice, and my brother told me I have to be there. Do me this favor and let me slip away to see my brothers.’ ”
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Living Bible
“He asked me if he could go to Bethlehem to take part in a family celebration,” Jonathan replied. “His brother demanded that he be there, so I told him to go ahead.”
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Easy-to-Read Version
Jonathan answered, “David asked me to let him go to Bethlehem.
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New Living Translation
Jonathan replied, “David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 20:29

Easy-to-Read Version
He said, ‘Let me go. Our family is having a sacrifice in Bethlehem. My brother ordered me to be there. Now if I am your friend, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why David has not come to the king’s table.”
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