# יִשַׁי (yishay)

Israeli respelling: yi-shay. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3448. 39 Old Testament occurrences.

Jishai, David's father

King James renderings: Jesse.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yishay-h3448

## Occurrences

- [Ruth 4:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/17) — And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse…
- [Ruth 4:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/22) — And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
- [1 Samuel 16:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/1) — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn wit…
- [1 Samuel 16:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/3) — And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
- [1 Samuel 16:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/5) — And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jes…
- [1 Samuel 16:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/8) — Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- [1 Samuel 16:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/9) — Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- [1 Samuel 16:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/10) — Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
- [1 Samuel 16:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/11) — And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. An…
- [1 Samuel 16:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/18) — Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty…
- [1 Samuel 16:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/19) — Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
- [1 Samuel 16:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/20) — And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
- [1 Samuel 16:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/22) — And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
- [1 Samuel 17:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/12) — Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an…
- [1 Samuel 17:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/13) — And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab…
- [1 Samuel 17:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/17) — And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to th…
- [1 Samuel 17:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/20) — And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to th…
- [1 Samuel 17:58](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/58) — 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.
- [1 Samuel 20:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/20/27) — And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son…
- [1 Samuel 20:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/20/30) — Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou ha…
- [1 Samuel 20:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/20/31) — For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him un…
- [1 Samuel 22:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/22/7) — Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vine…
- [1 Samuel 22:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/22/8) — That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and ther…
- [1 Samuel 22:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/22/9) — Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the s…
- [1 Samuel 22:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/22/13) — And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and ha…
- [1 Samuel 25:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/25/10) — And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away…
- [2 Samuel 20:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/1) — And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We h…
- [2 Samuel 23:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/1) — Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob,…
- [1 Kings 12:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/12/16) — So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither…
- [1 Chronicles 2:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/12) — And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- [1 Chronicles 2:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/13) — And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
- [1 Chronicles 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/10/14) — And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
- [1 Chronicles 12:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/12/18) — Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peac…
- [1 Chronicles 29:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/29/26) — Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
- [2 Chronicles 10:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/10/16) — And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and…
- [2 Chronicles 11:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/11/18) — And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
- [Psalms 72:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/72/20) — The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
- [Isaiah 11:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/11/1) — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
- [Isaiah 11:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/11/10) — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest…