¹²Now David was the son of an Ephrathite. This man was from Bethlehem of Judah, and his name was Jesse. He had^g eight sons; in the days of Saul this man was old, yet he still walked among^h the men.

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gLiterally “And for him were”
hThe LXX reads “he went in years”; that is, he was advanced in years

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse was an old man at that time, and he had eight sons.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

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