1 Samuel 17:13

1 Samuel 17:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone to follow Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:13

11When Saul and all the Israelites heard what this Philistine said, they were gripped with fear. 12David was a son of a man named Jesse from the region of Ephrath and the city of Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s day he was an old man. Jesse’s three oldest sons joined Saul’s army for the battle. The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, the third was Shammah, 14and David was the youngest. The three oldest joined Saul’s army. 15David went back and forth from Saul’s camp to Bethlehem, where he tended his father’s flock.

1 Samuel 17:13 word by word

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשַׁי֙ הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים הָלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרֵי־שָׁא֖וּל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֣ם׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלְכוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֱלִיאָ֣ב הַבְּכ֗וֹר וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י שַׁמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• eldestגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: oldH1419
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• to the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• that wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Eliabאֱלִיאָב'ĕlîy'âb · EliabH446
• the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• and nextמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
• unto him Abinadabאֲבִינָדָב'ăbîynâdâb · AbinadabH41
• and the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• Shammahשַׁמָּהshammâh · ShammahH8048

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:13

• 1 Samuel 17:28Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard David talking to the men. Then Eliab became angry with David. “Why did you come here,” he asked him, “and with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how overconfident and headstrong you are. You came here just to see the battle.”
• 1 Samuel 16:6When they came, he saw Eliab and thought, “Certainly, here in the Lord’s presence is his anointed king.”
• 1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab (his firstborn), Abinadab (his second son), Shimea (his third son),
• 2 Samuel 13:3Amnon had a friend by the name of Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimea. Jonadab was a very clever man.
• 2 Samuel 21:21When he challenged Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:13

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:13

• Abinadab
• Armies
• Championship
• Eliab
• Jesse
• Shammah

In the dictionaries

• Jesse
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Abinadab
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• David

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17

• 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