KJV 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.
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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 the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
WEB World English Bible
The three eldest 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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 old man in the days of Saul.
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 the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 And David [was] the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
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וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthreeבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשַׁי֙H3448 · yi.shayJesseהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeהָלְכ֥וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאַחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterשָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleוְשֵׁ֣ם׀H8034 · shemnameשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthreeבָּנָ֗יוH1121 · benson: childאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichהָלְכוּ֙H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleאֱלִיאָ֣בH446 · e.li.avEliabהַבְּכ֗וֹרH1060 · be.khorfirstbornוּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙H4932 · mish.nehSecond [Quarter]אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔בH41 · a.vi.na.davAbinadabוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יH7992 · she.li.shithirdשַׁמָּֽה׃H8048 · sham.mahShammah
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,2 Samuel 13:32And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose [that] they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.2 Samuel 13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.2 Samuel 21:21And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.1 Samuel 17:28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.1 Samuel 16:6-9And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed [is] before him.
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