1 Samuel 17:58 Meaning and Explanation
“And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
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Read Full Chapter →Saul asks David his father's name, and David answers that he is the son of Jesse of Bethlehem.
What Does 1 Samuel 17:58 Mean?
The chapter closes with Saul's question answered at last. The king asks David whose son he is, and David replies that he is the son of Jesse the Bethlehemite. The deliverer is named, his house and his town set down for all to know.
Bethlehem sounds once more as the chapter ends, the humble town that gave Israel its champion. From this same place, in time, would come a greater Son of David, born to win a greater victory for all people. The story of the shepherd who felled the giant points beyond itself to the one true Deliverer, who would overcome the last enemy and save His people forever.
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What does 1 Samuel 17:58 mean?
Saul asks David his father's name, and David answers that he is the son of Jesse of Bethlehem.