1 Samuel 17:12

Now 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.

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the young men said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a brave and competent man, a warrior, discerning (prudent, eloquent) in speech, and a handsome man; and the Lord is with him.”

Ruth 4:22

Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David [the king of Israel and the ancestor of Jesus Christ].

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve for Saul, when I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”

1 Samuel 16:10-11

Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen [any of] these.”

1 Samuel 17:58

Saul asked him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”

1 Chronicles 2:13-16

Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

Psalm 132:6


Behold, we heard of it at Ephrathah;
We found it in the field of Jaar.

Micah 5:2


“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah;
From you One shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel,
His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago,
From ancient days.”

Matthew 1:6

Jesse was the father of David the king.

David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

Matthew 2:6


And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are not in any way least among the leaders of Judah;
For from you shall come a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”

Luke 3:31-32

the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Eight sons

1 Samuel 16:10
Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen [any of] these.”
1 Chronicles 2:13
Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,