Bible Themes

Jesse (biblical figure)  (In Scripture)

 1 Samuel 16:1
"And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons."

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 1 Samuel 22:7
"And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,"

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 Ruth 4:17
"And the women her neighbors 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."

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 Isaiah 11:1
"And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit."

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 Matthew 1:5
"and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;"

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 Psalm 72:20
"The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended."

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 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 was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men."

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 1 Chronicles 10:14
"and inquired not of Jehovah: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse."

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 1 Samuel 20:27
"And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, 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?"

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 1 Chronicles 2:12
"and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;"

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 2 Chronicles 11:18
"And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;"

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 2 Chronicles 10:16
"And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents."

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 Romans 15:12
"And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope."

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 2 Samuel 23:1
"Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:"

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 2 Samuel 20:1
"And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel."

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 Luke 3:32
"the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,"

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 1 Chronicles 29:26
"Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel."

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 1 Chronicles 12:18
"Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band."

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 1 Kings 12:16
"And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents."

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 Acts 13:22
"And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will."

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