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Now David was the son of the Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah named Jesse. Jesse had eight sons and during Saul's reign was already an old man.

but David kept going back and forth from Saul to tend his father's flock in Bethlehem.

Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" "The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem," David answered.

If your father misses me at all, say, ‘David urgently requested my permission to quickly go to his town Bethlehem for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.'

Jonathan answered, "David asked for my permission to go to Bethlehem.

Afterward, they carried Asahel to his father's tomb in Bethlehem and buried him. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at dawn.

At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!"

So three of the warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord .

Among the Thirty were: Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Salma fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph fathered Beth-gader.

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

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

At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!"

So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord .

The fighting men were: Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

They left, stopping in Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, in order to make their way into Egypt,

Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; One will come from you to be ruler over Israel for Me. His origin is from antiquity, from eternity.