Jesse
8 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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Ancestor of Jesus
- Matthew 1:5–6 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, …
Descendants of
- 1 Chronicles 2:13–17 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, …
Father of David
- Ruth 4:17 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.
- 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
Lives with David in Moab
- 1 Samuel 22:3–4 From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.” …
Samuel Visits, Under Divine Command, to Select a Successor to Saul from his Sons
- 1 Samuel 16:1–13 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 …
Saul Asks, to Send David to Become a Member of his Court
- 1 Samuel 16:19–23 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” …
Sons in Saul's Army
- 1 Samuel 17:13–28 The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. …
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.