1 Samuel 17:12

1 Samuel 17:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:12

10Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!” 11On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid. Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years. 13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. 14And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,

1 Samuel 17:12 word by word

וְדָוִד֩ בֶּן־אִ֨ישׁ אֶפְרָתִ֜י הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ יִשַׁ֔י וְל֖וֹ שְׁמֹנָ֣ה בָנִ֑ים וְהָאִישׁ֙ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל זָקֵ֖ן בָּ֥א בַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

• Now Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• was the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• namedשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
• an Ephrathiteאֶפְרָתִי'ephrâthîy · EphrathiteH673
• ·זֶהzeh · thisH2088
• from Bethlehemבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• And in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• was oldזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• and well alongבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): advancedH935
• ·אֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:12

• 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 16:1Now 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 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
• Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
• Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
• Genesis 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Psalms 132:6We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
• Micah 5:2But 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— One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
• Matthew 2:1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
• 1 Samuel 16:10Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
• 1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The 12th verse, to the 31st inclusive, are wanting in the Septuagint; as also the 41st verse; and from the 54th to the end; with the first five verses of 1 Samuel 18, and the 9th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, and 19th of the same. All these parts are found in the Codex Alexandrinus; but it appears that the MS. from which the Codex Alexandrinus was copied, had them not. See observations at the end of this chapter, 1 Samuel 17:58; (note). Dr. Kennicott has…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12This and the following verses down to the end of 1 Samuel 17:31 are omitted in the Vatican copy of the Septuagint, as are 1 Samuel 17:55-58. The object of the omission was doubtless to avoid the apparent inconsistency with regard to Saul‘s acquaintance with David (see 1 Samuel 16:21 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Ephrathite: This means a person from Ephrath, which is another name for Bethlehem (Genesis 35:19; 1 Chronicles 4:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:12

• Armies
• Bethlehem
• Championship
• David
• Jesse

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jesse
• Judah
• Saul
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Paul, Saul
• Old Man
• Arise
• Assay

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings