-Father of David Ruth 4:17; I Samuel 17:12 -Ancestor of Jesus Matthew 1:5, 6 -Samuel visits, under divine command, to select a successor to Saul from his sons I Samuel 16:1-13 -Saul asks, to send David to become a member of his court I Samuel 16:19-23 -Sons in Saul's army I Samuel 17:13-28 -Lives with David in Moab I Samuel 22:3, 4 -Descendants of I Chronicles 2:13-17
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