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 have defied the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man, so that we may fight together.” 11When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very fearful. Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, the man whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. 13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who had gone into the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him, Abinadab, and the third, Shammah. 14So David was the youngest. Now the three oldest 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
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Ephrathiteאֶפְרָתִי'ephrâthîy · EphrathiteH673
• of Bethlehemבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035
• in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• was Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
• he had eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• Jesse wasזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• advancedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): advancedH935
• among menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:12

• 1 Samuel 17:58Then Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
• 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
• Ruth 4:22and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
• Matthew 1:6Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
• 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 132:6Behold, we heard about it in Ephrathah, We found it in the field of Jaar.
• Micah 5:2But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
• Matthew 2:1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
• 1 Samuel 16:10So Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.”
• 1 Chronicles 2:13and Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab, the second, Shimea, the 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