| RUT: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. |
| RUT:4:22 | And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. |
| 1SM:16:13 | Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. |
| 1SM:16:19 | Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. |
| 1SM:16:20 | And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. |
| 1SM:16:21 | And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. |
| 1SM:16:22 | And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. |
| 1SM:16:23 | And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. |
| 1SM:17:12 | 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. |
| 1SM:17:14 | And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. |
| 1SM:17:15 | But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. |
| 1SM:17:17 | And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; |
| 1SM:17:20 | And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. |
| 1SM:17:22 | And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. |
| 1SM:17:23 | And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. |