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 Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12Now Davidwas the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 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 to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

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

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

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:13

• 1 Samuel 17:28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down here? 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 mayest see the battle.
• 1 Samuel 16:6And it came to pass, when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed is before him.
• 1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
• 2 Samuel 13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
• 2 Samuel 21:21And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew 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

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• Jesse
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Abinadab
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• 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