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 Beth–lehemite.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 17:12, David is introduced as Jesse's son from Bethlehem — the same identity he declares to Saul here.
In 1 Samuel 17:31, Saul has David brought to him; in verse 58, David identifies himself as Jesse's son — resolution of the inquiry.
In 1 Samuel 17:55, Saul asks 'Whose son is that?' — this verse is David's direct answer to that question.
In 1 Samuel 16:19, Saul already knows David as Jesse's son and summons him — contrasting with this later question.
In 1 Samuel 16:18, David is described as Jesse's son and a skilled warrior — earlier background to his self-identification here.
In 1 Samuel 20:6, David uses his Bethlehem family ties to craft an excuse — echoing his father Jesse and hometown.
Isaiah 11:1 prophesies the Messiah from Jesse's stump — the same Jesse David identifies as his father here.
Matthew 1:6 lists Jesse as David's father in Jesus' genealogy — confirming the familial relationship declared here.
Luke 3:32 lists Jesse as David's father in Jesus' genealogy — the same relationship David states to Saul.
John 7:42 cites Bethlehem as David's town, linking David's origin to messianic prophecy about Christ's birthplace.
Luke 2:4 identifies Bethlehem as the city of David — the same hometown of Jesse that David claims here.