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 Living Translation (NLT)Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:13

11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; 12Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, 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

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 16:6So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”
• 1 Samuel 17:13The 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.
• 1 Chronicles 27:18over Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
• 1 Chronicles 20:7So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
• 1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

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

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