| RUT:4:17 | The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, "There is a son born to Naomi;" and they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. |
| RUT:4:22 | and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David. |
| 1SM:16:13 | Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. |
| 1SM:16:19 | Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep." |
| 1SM:16:20 | Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul. |
| 1SM:16:21 | David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. |
| 1SM:16:22 | Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight." |
| 1SM:16:23 | It happened, when the spirit from God was on Saul, that David took the 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 Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken among men. |
| 1SM:17:14 | David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. |
| 1SM:17:15 | Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. |
| 1SM:17:17 | Jesse said to David his son, "Now take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers; |
| 1SM:17:20 | 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 place of the wagons, as the army which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle. |
| 1SM:17:22 | David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers. |
| 1SM:17:23 | As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them. |