1 Chronicles 2:13

1 Chronicles 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
• New International Version (NIV)Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:13

11Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz. 12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.

1 Chronicles 2:13 word by word

וְאִישַׁ֛י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־בְּכֹר֖וֹ אֶת־אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַאֲבִינָדָב֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְשִׁמְעָ֖א הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• his firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• Eliabאֱלִיאָב'ĕlîy'âb · EliabH446
• and Abinadabאֲבִינָדָב'ăbîynâdâb · AbinadabH41
• the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• and Shimmaשִׁמְעָאshim‛â' · ShimeaH8092
• the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:13

• 1 Samuel 16:6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Certainly the Lord’s anointed one is here before him.”
• 1 Samuel 17:13Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war, and their names were Eliab, the firstborn, Abinadab, the next, and Shammah, the third,
• 1 Chronicles 27:18for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;
• 1 Chronicles 20:7When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
• 1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-17The passage about Ram's descendants shows a direct line from Ram to Jesse and then lists Jesse's children.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:13

• David
• Eliab
• Jesse
• Shammah

In the dictionaries

• Jesse
• Shammah
• Aaron
• Abinadab
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• David
• Genealogy
• Maon; Maonites

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings