1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

Cross-reference

1 Samuel 17:13 identifies Abinadab among the three older sons who followed Saul to battle, confirming he was not chosen as king.

1 Chronicles 2:13 confirms Abinadab as Jesse's second son, providing genealogical consistency with the rejection story.