1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and advanced in years.
Cross References
Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Ruth 4:22
Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

1 Samuel 16:10
Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, "The LORD has not chosen any of these."

1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel asked him, "Are these all the sons you have?" "There is still the youngest," Jesse replied, "but he is tending the sheep." "Send for him," Samuel replied. "For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives."

1 Samuel 16:18
One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him."

1 Samuel 17:11
On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.

1 Samuel 17:58
"Whose son are you, young man?" asked Saul. "I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem," David replied.

1 Chronicles 2:13
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

Psalm 132:6
We heard the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

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David

1 Samuel 17:58
"Whose son are you, young man?" asked Saul. "I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem, " David replied.

1 Samuel 16:1, 18
Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself." . . .

Ruth 4:22
Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

Matthew 1:6
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah's wife,

Luke 3:31, 32
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, . . .

Ephrathite

Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Psalm 132:6
We heard the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Matthew 2:1, 6
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, . . .

eight sons

1 Samuel 16:10, 11
Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, "The LORD has not chosen any of these." . . .

1 Chronicles 2:13-16
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, . . .

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