22 Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David.

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Samuel Anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn(A) for Saul, since I have rejected(B) him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil(C) and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse(D) of Bethlehem. I have chosen(E) one of his sons to be king.”

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18 One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse(A) of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior.(B) He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with(C) him.”

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12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite(A) named Jesse,(B) who was from Bethlehem(C) in Judah. Jesse had eight(D) sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.

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17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah[a](A) of roasted grain(B) and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms

58 “Whose son are you, young man?” Saul asked him.

David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse(A) of Bethlehem.”

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12 Boaz(A) the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.(B)

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13 Jesse(A) was the father of

Eliab(B) his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,

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20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(A)

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