Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

Bible References

The son of jesse

1 Samuel 22:9
Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s servants, replied, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech [the priest] the son of Ahitub.
1 Samuel 18:14
David acted wisely and prospered in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
1 Samuel 20:27
But on the next day, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was empty [again]; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
1 Samuel 25:10
But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.
2 Samuel 20:1
There happened to be there a worthless and wicked man named Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. He blew a trumpet [to call Israel to revolt] and said,“We have no portion in David
And no inheritance in the son of Jesse,
Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
1 Kings 12:16
So when all [the ten northern tribes of] Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people replied to the king, saying,“What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
To your tents, O Israel!
Look now after your own house, David!”
Then Israel went back to their tents.
Isaiah 11:1
Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father],
And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Give

1 Samuel 8:14
He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.

General references

1 Samuel 8:14
He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.
Proverbs 16:29

A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin],
And leads him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.