1 Chronicles 2:13
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
15 Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
- KJV
- And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
- WEB
- and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
- ASV
- and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
- DARBY
- and Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
- BLB
- and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
- ÅB
- Og Isai fikk Eliab, som var hans førstefødte sønn, og Abinadab, hans annen sønn, og Simea, den tredje,
- OTB
- Isai ble far til Eliab, hans førstefødte,
deretter Abinadab, den andre,
Sjimea, den tredje, - B1930
- Og Isai fikk Eliab, som var hans førstefødte sønn, og Abinadab, hans annen sønn, og Simea, den tredje,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 17:13
The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
Read in context1 Samuel 16:6–13
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
Read in context1 Samuel 17:28
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
Read in context1 Chronicles 27:18
over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
Read in context1 Chronicles 20:7
and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
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