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1 Samuel 17:13 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 13
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.1 Samuel 17:13 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:13 in context
11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
12Now David was 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.
13And 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.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- followedʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- eldestgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- JesseYishayJishai, David's fatherH3448 →
- namesshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
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Forty days the two armies lay encamped facing one another, each advantageously posted, but neither forward to engage. Either they were parleying and treating of an accommodation or they were waiting for recruits; and perhaps there were frequent skirmishes between small detached parties.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-30