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1 Samuel 17:12

King James Version (KJV)

Now 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.

Translations

1 Samuel 17:12 - Amplified Bible

David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah named Jesse, who had eight sons. [Jesse] in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years.

1 Samuel 17:12 - American Standard Version

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

1 Samuel 17:12 - Bible in Basic English

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.

1 Samuel 17:12 - Darby Bible

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [in years] among men.

1 Samuel 17:12 - English Standard Version

Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.

1 Samuel 17:12 - King James Version

Now 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 - La Biblia de las Americas

David era hijo del efrateo de Belén de Judá, llamado Isaì, y éste tenìa ocho hijos. Isaì en los dìas de Saùl era ya viejo, avanzado en años entre los hombres.

1 Samuel 17:12 - The Message

Enter David. He was the son of Jesse the Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse, the father of eight sons, was himself too old to join Saul’s army. Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who had joined up with Saul were Eliab, the firstborn; next, Abinadab; and third, Shammah. David was the youngest son. While his three oldest brothers went to war with Saul, David went back and forth from attending to Saul to tending his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:12 - New American Standard Bible

Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced {in years} among men.

1 Samuel 17:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

David era hijo del Efrateo de Belén (Casa del Pan) de Judá, llamado Isaì, y éste tenìa ocho hijos. En los dìas de Saùl, Isaì ya era viejo, avanzado en años entre los hombres.

1 Samuel 17:12 - World English Bible

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.

1 Samuel 17:12 - Young's Living Translation

And David [is] son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name [is] Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

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