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1 Samuel 17:12

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.

1 Samuel 17:12 BSB
  1. a LXX and Syriac; Hebrew he had become advanced among men

1 Samuel 17:12 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 35:19 (6 votes) and 1 Samuel 16:10–11 (6 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 35 to Hebrews 11.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 17:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Genesis 35:196 votes

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

  2. 1 Samuel 16:10–116 votes

    Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.” 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.”

  3. 1 Samuel 16:185 votes

    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.”

  4. Ruth 4:224 votes

    Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

  5. 1 Samuel 17:584 votes

    “Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.

  6. 1 Chronicles 2:13–164 votes

    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, …

  7. 1 Samuel 16:13 votes

    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.”

  8. Matthew 1:63 votes

    and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

  9. Matthew 2:63 votes

    ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

  10. Luke 3:31–323 votes

    the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

  11. Psalm 132:62 votes
  12. Micah 5:22 votes
  13. Matthew 2:12 votes

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 17:12?

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