What does the Bible say about jesse?

15 verses about jesse, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about jesse

1. 1 Samuel 16:1 — 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 Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 8 votes
2. 1 Samuel 17:12 — Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 7 votes
3. Isaiah 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 7 votes
4. Ruth 4:17 — 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. 6 votes
5. 1 Chronicles 2:13 — And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 5 votes
6. Matthew 1:5 — And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 5 votes
7. 1 Samuel 16:10 — Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 4 votes
8. 1 Samuel 17:58 — And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 4 votes
9. 1 Samuel 20:27 — And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? 3 votes
10. 1 Chronicles 10:14 — And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 3 votes
11. Isaiah 11:10 — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 3 votes
12. 1 Samuel 22:3 — And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 2 votes
13. 2 Samuel 20:1 — And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. 2 votes
14. Luke 3:31 — Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 2 votes
15. Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. 2 votes

Where these verses are

1 Samuel (6), 1 Chronicles (2), Isaiah (2), Ruth (1), 2 Samuel (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), Acts (1)

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