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

1 Chronicles 2:13 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:13

• 1 Samuel 16:6When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is standing before Him.”
• 1 Samuel 17:13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who had gone into the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him, Abinadab, and the third, Shammah.
• 1 Chronicles 27:18for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
• 1 Chronicles 20:7When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
• 1 Samuel 16:9Next Jesse had Shammah pass by. And he said, “The Lord has not 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