1 Samuel 17:17

Contextual Overview

¹² Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul. ¹² Now David was the son of that Efratite of Beit-Lechem-Yehudah, whose name was Yishai; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Sha'ul, stricken [in years] among men. ¹² David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul's time Jesse was an old man. ¹² 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. ¹²Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. 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 was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men. ¹² 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. ¹² David's father Jesse was an old man, who belonged to the Ephrath clan and lived in Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons: ¹² Now David was the son of that Efrati from Beit-Lechem in Y'hudah named Yishai. He had eight sons; and in the time of Sha'ul he was old — the years had taken their toll. ¹² Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem in 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.

Bible Verse Review
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Take now: Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13

parched corn: 1 Samuel 25:18, Ruth 2:14, 2 Samuel 17:28

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:13 - come Genesis 37:14 - see whether it be well with 2 Samuel 16:1 - with a couple

Cross-References

Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3
Avram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3
Then Abram bowed down before God. God said to him,

Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him,

Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3
And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,

Genesis 17:3
Abram bowed with his face to the ground, and God said:

Genesis 17:3
Avram fell on his face, and God continued speaking with him:

Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesse said unto David his son,.... His youngest son, that was at home with him keeping sheep; he had three more at home, and who were elder than David, and yet he is directed by the providence of God to pick and send him on the following errand, there being work for him to do Jesse knew nothing of:

take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched [corn]; pointing to a quantity of it in a certain place; this was wheat or barley dried in a furnace or oven, and ground into meal, and being mixed with water, or milk, or butter, or honey, or oil, was eaten, and reckoned very delicious; and besides this, there was another sort of "kali", the word here used, which was parched pulse, as beans, peas, c. parched, and which to this day is by the Arabs called by this name x of both which mention is made, 2 Samuel 17:28. Now an "ephah" was as much as ten men could eat in a day, it consisted of ten omers, Exodus 16:16, and the number ten is after used of loaves and cheese:

and these ten loaves of bread; or cakes of bread, as Kimchi interprets it; pieces or morsels of bread, as the Targum; which seems not so agreeable as loaves or cakes, which are not in the text, but to be supplied:

and run to the camp to thy brethren; which, according to Bunting y, was four miles from Bethlehem; and whither it seems he went on foot, and is bid to make haste, and even to run, as his brethren might be in want of provision; and Jesse was very desirous of relieving them, and hearing from them as soon as possible; it is very likely he had a servant or servants to attend him, and assist in carrying this load of provision, which, with what follows, was too much for one man to run with.

x Vid. Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 1. c. 7. col. 47. y Travels, &c. p. 135.