(NIV)
The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
And the women of the
neighborhood gave him a
name,
saying, “A
son has been
born to
Naomi.” They
named him Obed.
He was the
father of
Jesse, the
father of
David.
(NIV)
Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of David.
Obed fathered Jesse, and
Jesse fathered David.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.’
The
Lord said to Samuel,
“
How long will
you grieve over
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,
for I have
provided for myself a
king among his
sons.”
(NIV)
Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.’
And
invite Jesse to the
sacrifice, and
I will
show you
what you shall
do.
And you shall
anoint for me him
whom I
declare to you.”
(NIV)
Samuel replied, ‘Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the
Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.’ Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
And he
said, “
Peaceably; I have
come to
sacrifice to the
Lord.
Consecrate yourselves, and
come with me to the
sacrifice.” And he
consecrated Jesse and his
sons and
invited them to the
sacrifice.
(NIV)
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The
Lord has not chosen this one either.’
Then
Jesse called Abinadab and
made him pass before Samuel. And he
said, “
Neither has the
Lord chosen this one.”
(NIV)
Jesse then made Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, ‘Nor has the
Lord chosen this one.’
Then
Jesse made
Shammah pass by. And he
said, “
Neither has the
Lord chosen this one.”
(NIV)
Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, ‘The
Lord has not chosen these.’
And
Jesse made
seven of his
sons pass before Samuel. And
Samuel said to Jesse, “The
Lord has
not chosen these.”
(NIV)
So he asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’
‘There is still the youngest,’ Jesse answered. ‘He is tending the sheep.’
Samuel said, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.’
Then
Samuel said to Jesse, “Are
all your
sons here?” And he
said,
“There
remains yet the
youngest, but
behold, he is
keeping the
sheep.” And
Samuel said to Jesse,
“
Send and
get him,
for we will
not sit down till he
comes here.”
(NIV)
One of the servants answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the
Lord is with him.’
One of the
young men answered, “
Behold, I have
seen a
son of
Jesse the
Bethlehemite, who is
skillful in
playing,
a
man of
valor, a
man of
war,
prudent in
speech, and a
man of
good presence,
and the
Lord is
with him.”
(NIV)
Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, ‘Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.’
Therefore
Saul sent messengers to Jesse and
said, “
Send me
David your
son,
who is with the
sheep.”
(NIV)
So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.
And
Jesse took a
donkey laden with
bread and a
skin of
wine and a young goat and
sent them
by David his
son to Saul.
(NIV)
Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, ‘Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.’
And
Saul sent to Jesse,
saying, “Let
David remain in my
service,
for he has
found favor in
my sight.”
(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.
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.
(NIV)
Jesse’s three eldest sons had followed Saul to the war: the firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.
The
three oldest sons of
Jesse had
followed Saul to the
battle. And the
names of his
three sons who went to the
battle were
Eliab the
firstborn, and
next to him
Abinadab, and the
third Shammah.
(NIV)
Now Jesse said to his son David, ‘Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
And
Jesse said to
David his
son, “
Take for your
brothers an
ephah of
this parched grain, and
these ten loaves, and carry them
quickly to the
camp to
your brothers.
(NIV)
Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.
And
David rose early in the
morning and
left the
sheep with a
keeper and
took the provisions and
went,
as Jesse had
commanded him. And he
came to the
encampment as the
host was
going out to the
battle line, shouting the
war cry.
(NIV)
‘Whose son are you, young man?’ Saul asked him.
David said, ‘I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.’
And
Saul said to him, “
Whose son are
you,
young man?” And
David answered,
“I am the
son of your
servant Jesse the
Bethlehemite.”
(NIV)
But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan, ‘Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?’
But on the
second day, the day after the
new moon,
David’s place was
empty. And
Saul said to Jonathan his
son, “
Why has
not the
son of
Jesse come to the
meal,
either yesterday or today?”
(NIV)
Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, ‘You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
Then
Saul’s anger was
kindled against
Jonathan, and he
said to him, “You
son of a
perverse,
rebellious woman, do I
not know that you have
chosen the
son of
Jesse to your own
shame, and to the
shame of
your mother’s nakedness?
(NIV)
As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!’
For as
long as the
son of
Jesse lives on the
earth,
neither you nor your
kingdom shall be
established.
Therefore send and
bring him
to me,
for he shall
surely die.”
(NIV)
He said to them, ‘Listen, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
And
Saul said to his
servants who
stood about him, “
Hear now, people of
Benjamin; will the
son of
Jesse give every
one of you
fields and
vineyards, will he
make you all
commanders of
thousands and
commanders of
hundreds,
(NIV)
Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is concerned about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.’
that all of you have
conspired against me?
No one discloses to me
when my
son makes a
covenant with the
son of
Jesse.
None of you is
sorry for me or
discloses to me that my
son has
stirred up my
servant against me,
to lie in
wait, as at
this day.”
(NIV)
But Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, ‘I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub at Nob.
Then
answered Doeg the
Edomite, who
stood by the
servants of
Saul, “I
saw the
son of
Jesse coming to
Nob,
to Ahimelech the
son of
Ahitub,
(NIV)
Saul said to him, ‘Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and enquiring of God for him, so that he has rebelled against me and lies in wait for me, as he does today?’
And
Saul said to him, “
Why have you
conspired against me,
you and the
son of
Jesse, in that you have
given him
bread and a
sword and have
inquired of
God for him, so that he has
risen against me,
to lie in
wait, as at
this day?”
(NIV)
Nabal answered David’s servants, ‘Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days.
And
Nabal answered David’s servants,
“
Who is
David?
Who is the
son of
Jesse?
There
are many
servants these
days who are
breaking away from their masters.
(NIV)
Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted,
‘We have no share in David,
no part in Jesse’s son!
Every man to his tent, Israel!’
Now there
happened to be
there a
worthless man, whose
name was
Sheba, the
son of
Bichri, a
Benjaminite. And he
blew the
trumpet and
said,
“We have
no portion in
David,
and we have
no inheritance in the
son of
Jesse;
every man to his
tents, O
Israel!”
(NIV)
These are the last words of David:
‘The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,
the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High,
the man anointed by the God of Jacob,
the hero of Israel’s songs:
Now
these are the
last words of
David:
The
oracle of
David, the
son of
Jesse,
the
oracle of the
man who was
raised on
high,
the
anointed of the
God of
Jacob,
the
sweet psalmist of
Israel:
(NIV)
When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:
‘What share do we have in David,
what part in Jesse’s son?
To your tents, Israel!
Look after your own house, David!’
So the Israelites went home.
And when
all Israel saw that the
king did
not listen to them, the
people answered the
king, “
What portion do we have in
David? We have
no inheritance in the
son of
Jesse.
To your
tents, O
Israel!
Look now to your own
house,
David.” So
Israel went to
their tents.
(NIV)
Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
Boaz fathered Obed,
Obed fathered Jesse.
(NIV)
Jesse was the father of
Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
Jesse fathered Eliab his
firstborn,
Abinadab the
second,
Shimea the
third,
(NIV)
and did not enquire of the
Lord. So the
Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
He did
not seek guidance from the
Lord. Therefore the
Lord put him to death and
turned the
kingdom over to
David the
son of
Jesse.
(NIV)
Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said:
‘We are yours, David!
We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success, success to you,
and success to those who help you,
for your God will help you.’
So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.
Then the
Spirit clothed Amasai,
chief of the
thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, O
David,
and with you, O
son of
Jesse!
Peace,
peace to you,
and
peace to your
helpers!
For your
God helps you.”
Then
David received them and
made them
officers of his
troops.
(NIV)
David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
Thus
David the
son of
Jesse reigned over all Israel.
(NIV)
When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:
‘What share do we have in David,
what part in Jesse’s son?
To your tents, Israel!
Look after your own house, David!’
So all the Israelites went home.
And when
all Israel saw that the
king did
not listen to them, the
people answered the
king, “
What portion have we in
David? We have
no inheritance in the
son of
Jesse.
Each of you to your
tents, O
Israel! Look
now to your own
house,
David.” So
all Israel went to
their tents.
(NIV)
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
Rehoboam took as
wife Mahalath the
daughter of
Jerimoth the
son of
David, and of
Abihail the
daughter of
Eliab the
son of
Jesse,
(NIV)
This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
The
prayers of
David, the
son of
Jesse, are
ended.
Book Three
(NIV)
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
There shall come
forth a
shoot from the
stump of
Jesse,
and a
branch from his
roots shall
bear fruit.
(NIV)
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
In that
day the
root of
Jesse,
who shall
stand as a
signal for the
peoples—of him shall the
nations inquire, and his
resting place shall be
glorious.
(NIV)
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
and Salmon the
father of
Boaz by Rahab,
and Boaz the
father of
Obed by Ruth,
and Obed the
father of
Jesse,
(NIV)
and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
and Jesse the
father of
David the
king.
And David was the
father of
Solomon by the wife of
Uriah,
(NIV)
the son of Jesse,
the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,
the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
the son of
Jesse, the son of
Obed, the son of
Boaz, the son of
Sala, the son of
Nahshon,
(NIV)
After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.”
And when he had
removed him,
he
raised up David to be
their king, of
whom he
testified and said,
‘I have
found in
David the son of
Jesse a
man after my heart,
who will
do all my will.’
(NIV)
And again, Isaiah says,
‘The Root of Jesse will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
in him the Gentiles will hope.’
And again Isaiah says,
,
“The
root of
Jesse will
come,
even he who
arises to
rule the
Gentiles;
in him will the
Gentiles hope.”
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