1 Samuel 17:12

What does 1 Samuel 17:12 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.11And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

v.12This passage

v.13And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 2:1

    Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

  • 1 Samuel 17:58

    And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

  • Genesis 35:19

    And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

  • Luke 3:31

    the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

  • Ruth 4:22

    and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  • Matthew 1:6

    and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

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