12 Now David was (A)the son of [a]the (B)Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, the man whose name was Jesse, and (C)he had eight sons. And [b]Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:12 Lit this
  2. 1 Samuel 17:12 Lit the man

12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite(A) named Jesse,(B) who was from Bethlehem(C) in Judah. Jesse had eight(D) sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.

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But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of [a](A)Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very clever man.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:3 In 1 Sam 16:9, Shammah; in 1 Chr 2:13, Shimea

Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah,(A) David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

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