1 Samuel 17:13 “The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The first…”

1 Samuel 17:13

The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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 the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

World English Bible

The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

American Standard Version

And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the three eldest sonnes of Ishai went and followed Saul to the battel: and the names of his three sonnes that went to battell, were Eliab the Eldest, and the next Abinadab, and the thirde Shammah.

Darby Translation

And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Young's Literal Translation

and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle [are] Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Bible in Basic English

And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.

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Cross references

“the names”

1 Chronicles 2:13 1 Samuel 17:28 1 Samuel 16:6–9

1 Chronicles 2:13 · BSB

Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

1 Samuel 17:28 · BSB

Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pr…

1 Samuel 16:6–9 · BSB

When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

“Shammah”

2 Samuel 13:3 2 Samuel 13:32 2 Samuel 21:21

2 Samuel 13:3 · BSB

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

2 Samuel 13:32 · BSB

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sis…

2 Samuel 21:21 · BSB

and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.

14And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,

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