1 Samuel 17:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.

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  • 1 Chr 2:13 : 13 And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,
  • 1 Sam 16:6-9 : 6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him. 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart. 8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
  • 1 Sam 17:28 : 28 And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.
  • 2 Sam 13:3 : 3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.
  • 2 Sam 13:32 : 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, Let not my lord have the idea that all the sons of the king have been put to death; for only Amnon is dead: this has been purposed by Absalom from the day when he took his sister Tamar by force.
  • 2 Sam 21:21 : 21 And when he was purposing to put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimei, David's brother, put him to death.

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  • 84%

    13 And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,

    14 Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,

  • 14 And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.

  • 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.

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    8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.

    9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.

    10 And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.

    11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.

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    19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20 And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.

  • 72%

    27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, Samuel his son.

    28 And the sons of Samuel: the oldest Joel, and the second Abiah.

  • 18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.

  • 9 Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

  • 16 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.

  • 2 And the Philistines went hard after Saul and his sons, and put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

  • 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and they put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

  • 28 And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.

  • 20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.

  • 16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai and Joab and Asahel.

  • 3 And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.

  • 55 And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.

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    32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,

    33 Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,

  • 3 Ahiezer was their chief, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite;

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    18 Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.

    19 So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.

  • 7 And Elishama and Beeliada and Eliphelet.

  • 6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.

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    57 And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

    58 And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.

  • 6 And Ibhar and Elishama and Eliphelet

  • 6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.

  • 8 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet, nine.

  • 1 Chr 3:1-2
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    69%

    1 Now these were David's sons, whose birth took place in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite woman;

    2 The third Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

  • 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni and Rephael and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were great men of war, Elihu and Semachiah.

  • 33 And Ner was the father of Abner, and Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

  • 39 And Ner was the father of Kish; and Kish was the father of Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

  • 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal;

  • 2 Sam 3:2-4
    3 verses
    68%

    2 While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

    3 And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

    4 And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

  • 17 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his help, and, turning on the Philistine, gave him his death-blow. Then David's men took an oath, and said, Never again are you to go out with us to the fight, so that you may not put out the light of Israel.

  • 4 These are the names of the children he had in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon

  • 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three; these were the heads of the families of Ladan.

  • 13 And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his oldest son, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

  • 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.

  • 4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the oldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,