Notes on Jesse

1 Samuel 16:1 - 13

1 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."

2 But Samuel said, "How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me."
The LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, `I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do.
You are to anoint for me the one I indicate."

4 Samuel did what the LORD said.
When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him.
They asked, "Do you come in peace?"

5 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.

6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD."

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.
The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel.
But Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."

9 Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, "Nor has the LORD chosen this one."

10 Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, "The LORD has not chosen these."

11 So he asked Jesse, "Are these all the sons you have?"
"There is still the youngest," Jesse answered, "but he is tending the sheep."
Samuel said, "Send for him;we will not sit down [1] until he arrives."

12 So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features.
Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; he is the one."

13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers,
and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power.
Samuel then went to Ramah.

1.[11] Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew not gather around

1 Samuel 16:18 - 22

18

One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp.
He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him."

19

Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,
"Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

20

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.

21

David came to Saul and entered his service.
Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.

22

Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying,
"Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him."

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1 Samuel 17:13 - 19

13 Jesse's three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.

14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,

15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

17 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.

18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.

19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines."

20 Early in the morning David left the flock with 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.

1 Samuel 20:27 - 31

27 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?"

28 Jonathan answered, "David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.

29 He said, `Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the town
and my brother has ordered me to be there.
If I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away to see my brothers.'
That is why he has not come to the king's table."

30 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?

31 As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established.
Now send and bring him to me, for he must die!"

1 Samuel 22:7 - 13

7 Saul 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?

8 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."

9 But Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul's officials, said, "I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

10 Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him; he also gave him provisions and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

11 Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and his father's whole family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king.

12 Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." "Yes, my lord," he answered.

13 Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has rebelled against me and lies in wait for me, as he does today?"

1 Kings 12:16

16 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, O Israel! Look after your own house, O David!" So the Israelites went home.

1 Chronicles 2:12

12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 2:13

13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,

1 Chronicles 10:14

14 and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to
David son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 12:18

18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said:
"We are yours, O David! We are with you, O 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.

1 Chronicles 29:26

26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

2 Chronicles 10:16

16 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,
O Israel! Look after your own house, O David!" So all the Israelites went home.

2 Chronicles 11:18

18 Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab.

Psalm 72:20

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Isaiah 11:1

1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.

Isaiah 11:10

10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious.

Matthew 1:5 - 6

5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,

Luke 3:32

32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

Acts 13:22

22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. He 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.'

Romans 15:12

12 And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him."

Ruth 4:17 - 22

17 The women living there said, "Naomi has a son." And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

 

18 This, then, is the family line of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

 

19 Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab,

 

20 Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,

 

21 Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed,

 

 

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

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