1 Samuel 17:12
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Now David was the son of that Ephrathite, of Bethlehem Juda, before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.

David

1 Samuel 17:58 And Saul said to him: Young man, of what family art thou? And David said: I am the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite.

1 Samuel 16:1,18 And the Lord said to Samuel: How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and come, that I may send thee to Isai, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. . . .

Ruth 4:22 Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.

Matthew 1:6 And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.

Luke 3:31,32 Who was of Melea, who was of Menna, who was of Mathatha, who was of Nathan, who was of David, . . .

Ephrathite

Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem.

Psalm 132:6 Behold we have heard of it in Ephrata: we have found it in the fields of the wood.

Micah 5:2 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Matthew 2:1,6 When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, . . .

eight sons

1 Samuel 16:10,11 Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel said to Isai: The Lord hath not chosen any one of these. . . .

1 Chronicles 2:13-16 And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa, . . .

Context
David Accepts the Challenge
12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite, of Bethlehem Juda, before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.13And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Samma:…
Cross References
Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem.

Ruth 4:22
Obed begot Isai, Isai begot David.

1 Samuel 16:10
Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel said to Isai: The Lord hath not chosen any one of these.

1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

1 Samuel 16:18
And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.

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

1 Samuel 17:58
And Saul said to him: Young man, of what family art thou? And David said: I am the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite.

1 Chronicles 2:13
And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,

Psalm 132:6
Behold we have heard of it in Ephrata: we have found it in the fields of the wood.

Lexicon
Now David
וְדָוִד֩ (wə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

was the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of a man
אִ֨ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

named
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (ū·šə·mōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Jesse,
יִשַׁ֔י (yi·šay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3448: Jesse -- father of David

an Ephrathite
אֶפְרָתִ֜י (’ep̄·rā·ṯî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 673: Ephraimite -- a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of Ephrath

from
מִבֵּ֥ית (mib·bêṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

Bethlehem
לֶ֙חֶם֙ (le·ḥem)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

who had
וְל֖וֹ (wə·lōw)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

eight
שְׁמֹנָ֣ה (šə·mō·nāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

sons
בָנִ֑ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

in the days
בִּימֵ֣י (bî·mê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

of Saul.
שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

And Jesse was old
זָקֵ֖ן (zā·qên)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2204: To be or become old

and advanced [in years].
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go


Additional Translations
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.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.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [in years] among men.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.

And David is son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name is Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;
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