1 Samuel 17:12 meaning and explanation
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.
1 Samuel 17:12, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse pauses the battle narrative to introduce David's family background. The narrator tells us David was a son of Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah, a man with eight sons who was already old when Saul was king.
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