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Gideon had seventy
sons of his own, since he had many wives.
And
Gideon the
son of
Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the
sepulchre of
Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
Later,
Gideon son of
Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father
Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
And
Abimelech the
son of Jerubbaal went to
Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
Now
Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at
Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of
Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the
sons of Jerubbaal, which are
threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
“Please ask all the leaders of
Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the
sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and
slew his brethren the
sons of Jerubbaal, being
threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest
son of Jerubbaal was left; for he
hid himself.
He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the
sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest
son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he
hid himself.
And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his
sons,
threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made
Abimelech, the
son of his
maidservant, king over the men of
Shechem, because he is your brother;)
but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy
sons on a single stone, and you have made
Abimelech, the
son of his
maidservant, king over the leaders of
Shechem because he is your brother—
That the cruelty done to the
threescore and ten
sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon
Abimelech their brother, which
slew them; and upon the men of
Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
in order that the crime against the seventy
sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be
avenged on their brother
Abimelech and on the leaders of
Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
And Gaal the
son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to
Shechem: and the men of
Shechem put their confidence in him.
Meanwhile, Gaal
son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into
Shechem, and the leaders of
Shechem put their confidence in him.
And Gaal the
son of Ebed said, Who is
Abimelech, and who is
Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the
son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of
Shechem: for why should we serve him?
Then Gaal
son of Ebed said, “Who is
Abimelech, and who is
Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the
son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of
Shechem. Why should we serve
Abimelech?
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the
son of Ebed, his anger was
kindled.
When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the
son of Ebed and his brethren be come to
Shechem; and, behold, they
fortify the city against thee.
And Gaal the
son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and
Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Now Gaal
son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as
Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.
And all the evil of the men of
Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the
curse of Jotham the
son of Jerubbaal.
And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of
Shechem back upon their own heads. So the
curse of Jotham
son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
And after
Abimelech there arose to defend Israel
Tola the
son of Puah, the
son of
Dodo, a man of
Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
After the time of
Abimelech, a man of
Issachar,
Tola son of Puah, the
son of
Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
And he had thirty
sons that
rode on thirty
ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-
jair unto this day, which are in the land of
Gilead.
He had thirty
sons who
rode on thirty
donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of
Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-
jair.
And
Gilead’s wife bare him
sons; and his wife’s
sons grew up, and they thrust out
Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not
inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the
son of a strange woman.
And
Gilead’s wife bore him
sons who grew up, drove
Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the
son of another woman.”
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the
son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever
strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Are you now so much better than Balak
son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever
contend with Israel or fight against them?
And
Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with
timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither
son nor daughter.
And when
Jephthah returned home to
Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no
son or daughter besides her.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
And after him Abdon the
son of
Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
After Elon, Abdon
son of
Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
And he had forty
sons and thirty nephews, that
rode on
threescore and ten
ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
He had forty
sons and thirty grandsons, who
rode on seventy
donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
And Abdon the
son of
Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the
Amalekites.
Then Abdon
son of
Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the
Amalekites.
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a
son; and no
razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a
Nazarite unto God from the
womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a
son. And no
razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a
Nazirite to God from the
womb, and he will begin the
deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a
son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a
Nazarite to God from the
womb to the day of his death.
But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a
son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a
Nazirite to God from the
womb until the day of his death.’”
And the woman bare a
son, and called his name
Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
So the woman gave birth to a
son and named him
Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,
Samson, the
son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was
Samson, the
son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a
curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my
son by the LORD!”
And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my
son, to make a
graven image and a
molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly
dedicate the silver to the LORD for my
son’s benefit, to make a
graven image and a
molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
And the man
Micah had an house of gods, and made an
ephod, and
teraphim, and consecrated one of his
sons, who became his priest.
Now this man
Micah had a
shrine, and he made an
ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his
sons as his priest.
And the
Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his
sons.
and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a
son to
Micah.
And the children of
Dan set up the
graven image: and
Jonathan, the
son of Gershom, the
son of
Manasseh, he and his
sons were priests to the tribe of
Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
The Danites set up idols for themselves, and
Jonathan son of Gershom, the
son of Moses, and his
sons were priests for the tribe of
Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the
damsel’s father said unto his
son in law, Comfort thine heart with a
morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the
girl’s father said to his
son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a
morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
Now as they were making their hearts
merry, behold, the men of the city, certain
sons of
Belial,
beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
And
Phinehas, the
son of
Eleazar, the
son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to
morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
and
Phinehas son of
Eleazar, the
son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for
tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to
sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two
sons.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from
Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two
sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife
Naomi, and the name of his two
sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was
Naomi, and the names of his two
sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from
Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
And Elimelech
Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two
sons.
Then
Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two
sons,
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and
Naomi was left without her two
sons and without her husband.
And
Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more
sons in my
womb, that they may be your husbands?
But
Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still
sons in my
womb to become your husbands?
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband
tonight and to bear
sons,
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a
son.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a
son.
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a
nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven
sons, hath born him.
He will renew your life and
sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven
sons, has given him birth.”
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a
son born to
Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
The
neighbor women said, “A
son has been born to
Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the
son of Jeroham, the
son of
Elihu, the
son of Tohu, the
son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the
son of Jeroham, the
son of
Elihu, the
son of Tohu, the
son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in
Shiloh. And the two
sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at
Shiloh, where
Eli’s two
sons,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
Then said Elkanah her husband to her,
Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? am not I better to thee than ten
sons?
“
Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so
grieved? Am I not better to you than ten
sons?”
And she
vowed a
vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou
wilt indeed look on the
affliction of thine
handmaid, and remember me, and not
forget thine
handmaid, but
wilt give unto thine
handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no
razor come upon his head.
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after
Hannah had conceived, that she bare a
son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
So in the course of time,
Hannah conceived and gave birth to a
son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good;
tarry until thou have
weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her
son suck until she
weaned him.
“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have
weaned him. Only may the LORD
confirm His word.” So
Hannah stayed and
nursed her
son until she had
weaned him.
They that were full have
hired out themselves for bread; and they that were
hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
The well-fed
hire themselves out for food, but the
starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many
sons pines away.
Now the
sons of
Eli were
sons of
Belial; they knew not the LORD.
Now the
sons of
Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
And the LORD visited
Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three
sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
So the LORD attended to
Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three
sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
Now
Eli was very old, and heard all that his
sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Now
Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his
sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
“Why are you doing these things?”
Eli said to his
sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.
Nay, my
sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’S people to
transgress.
No, my
sons; it is not a good report I hear
circulating among the LORD’s people.
Wherefore
kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my
habitation; and honourest thy
sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Why then do you
kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your
sons more than Me by
fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two
sons, on
Hophni and
Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two
sons Hophni and
Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my
son; lie down again.
Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to
Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My
son, I did not call,”
Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his
sons made themselves
vile, and he restrained them not.
I told him that I would judge his house
forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his
sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
Then
Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my
son. And he answered, Here am I.
but
Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my
son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
So the people sent to
Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two
sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
So the people sent men to
Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the
cherubim. And the two
sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
And the ark of God was taken; and the two
sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were slain.
And the man said unto
Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my
son?
“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to
Eli. “I fled from there
today.” “What happened, my
son?”
Eli asked.
And the
messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two
sons also,
Hophni and
Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
The
messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two
sons,
Hophni and
Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a
son!” But she did not
respond or pay any
heed.
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and
sanctified Eleazar his
son to keep the ark of the LORD.
Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his
son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
And his
sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after
lucre, and took bribes, and
perverted judgment.
But his
sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward
dishonest gain, accepting bribes and
perverting justice.
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your
sons do not walk in your ways. Now
appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your
sons, and
appoint them for himself, for his
chariots, and to be his
horsemen; and some shall run before his
chariots.
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your
sons and
appoint them to his own
chariots and horses, to run in front of his
chariots.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was
Kish, the
son of Abiel, the
son of Zeror, the
son of Bechorath, the
son of Aphiah, a
Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
Now there was a
Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was
Kish son of Abiel, the
son of Zeror, the
son of Becorath, the
son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
And the
asses of
Kish Saul’s father were lost. And
Kish said to Saul his
son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the
asses.
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by
Rachel’s
sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The
asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the
asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my
son?
When you leave me
today, you will find two men at
Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The
donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped
worrying about the
donkeys and started
worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my
son?”’
And it came to pass, when all that knew him
beforetime saw that, behold, he
prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the
son of
Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
All those who had formerly known Saul and saw him
prophesying with the prophets asked one another, “What has happened to the
son of
Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the
son of
Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul
son of
Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my
sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my
childhood unto this day.
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
And Saul, and
Jonathan his
son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines
encamped in
Michmash.
Now Saul and
Jonathan his
son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at
Michmash.
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor
spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and
Jonathan: but with Saul and with
Jonathan his
son was there found.
So on the day of battle not a sword or
spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and
Jonathan; only Saul and his
son Jonathan had weapons.
Now it came to pass upon a day, that
Jonathan the
son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.
One day
Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his
armor, “Come, let us cross over to the
Philistine outpost on the other side.” But
Jonathan did not tell his father.
And Ahiah, the
son of Ahitub, I-chabod’s brother, the
son of
Phinehas, the
son of
Eli, the LORD’S priest in
Shiloh, wearing an
ephod. And the people knew not that
Jonathan was gone.
including
Ahijah, who was wearing an
ephod. He was the
son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub
son of
Phinehas, the
son of
Eli the priest of the LORD in
Shiloh. But the troops did not know that
Jonathan had left.
For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in
Jonathan my
son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.
As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my
son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and
Jonathan my
son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my
son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and
Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.
So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my
son Jonathan,
respond with
Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel,
respond with
Thummim.” And
Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and
Jonathan my
son. And
Jonathan was taken.
Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my
son Jonathan.” And
Jonathan was selected.
Now the
sons of Saul were
Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the
firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:
Now the
sons of Saul were
Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his
firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of
Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was
Abner, the
son of
Ner, Saul’s uncle.
His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of
Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was
Abner, the
son of Saul’s uncle
Ner.
And
Kish was the father of Saul; and
Ner the father of
Abner was the
son of Abiel.
Saul’s father
Kish and
Abner’s father
Ner were
sons of Abiel.
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long
wilt thou
mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to
Jesse the
Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his
sons.
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to
mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to
Jesse of
Bethlehem, for I have selected from his
sons a king for Myself.”
“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.
Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated
Jesse and his
sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
Again,
Jesse made seven of his
sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto
Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
Thus
Jesse made seven of his
sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
And Samuel said unto
Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto
Jesse, Send and
fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come
hither.
And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the
sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,”
Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was
ruddy, and
withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise,
anoint him: for this is he.
So
Jesse sent for his youngest
son and brought him in. He was
ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and
anoint him, for he is the one.”
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.
One of the servants answered, “I have seen a
son of
Jesse of
Bethlehem who knows how to play the
harp. He is a mighty man of
valor, a
warrior,
eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto
Jesse, and said, Send me David thy
son, which is with the sheep.
So Saul sent messengers to
Jesse and said, “Send me your
son David, who is with the sheep.”
