1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
Cross-reference
1 Chr 20:7 records Jonathan son of Shimea (Shammah) killing a giant — Shammah is David's brother listed here.
In 1 Sam 16:6-13, Samuel anoints David after Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah are passed over — the same sons listed here.
In 1 Sam 16:6-13, Samuel anoints David after Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah are passed over — the same sons listed here.
1 Sam 17:13 names Jesse's three oldest sons — Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah — matching this list.
In 1 Sam 17:28, Eliab, the firstborn here, angrily confronts David when he arrives at the battlefield.
1 Samuel 16:8 shows Abinadab presented to Samuel but rejected, providing the backstory for his place in this genealogy.
2 Samuel 21:21 tells of Shimea's son Jonathan killing a giant, expanding on Shimea's legacy.
2 Chronicles 11:18 names Eliab's granddaughter as Rehoboam's wife, showing Eliab's later descendants.
1 Samuel 17:12 says Jesse had eight sons, while this verse lists only seven — a discrepancy in the count.