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Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and advanced in years.

but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem.

"Whose son are you, young man?" asked Saul. "I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem," David replied.

If your father misses me at all, tell him, 'David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.'

Jonathan answered, "David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,

Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.

At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"

So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,

Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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

The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath and the father of Bethlehem:

At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"

So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,

Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

the men of Bethlehem, 123;

the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188,