1 Samuel 17:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

1 Samuel 17:12 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 35:19
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 16:10-11
Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. …
1 Samuel 16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
Ruth 4:22
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
1 Chronicles 2:13-16
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-30)

Forty days the two armies lay encamped facing one another, each advantageously posted, but neither forward to engage. Either they were parleying and treating of an accommodation or they were waiting for recruits; and perhaps there were frequent skirmishes between small detached parties. All this while, twice a day, morning and evening, did the insulting champion appear in the field and repeat his…