1 Samuel 17:13

What does 1 Samuel 17:13 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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 <FI>are<Fi> Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Samma:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

v.13This passage

v.14And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Samuel 21:21

    And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, slew him.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:13

    and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

  • 1 Samuel 16:6

    And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.

  • 1 Samuel 17:28

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

  • 2 Samuel 13:3

    But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

  • 2 Samuel 13:32

    And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed 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.

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