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If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.'

Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.

David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

And David said longingly, "Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"

Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the Lord

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

and Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"

Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the Lord

The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

The sons of Bethlehem, 123.

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188.

And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,