1 Samuel 17:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”

1 Samuel 17:13 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”

1 Samuel 17:13 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle <FI>are<Fi> Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”

1 Samuel 17:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”

1 Samuel 17:13 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the three eldest sonnes of Ishai went and followed Saul to the battel: and the names of his three sonnes that went to battell, were Eliab the Eldest, and the next Abinadab, and the thirde Shammah.”

1 Samuel 17:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:13 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

11 Y oyendo Saúl y todo Israel estas palabras del Filisteo, conturbáronse, y tuvieron gran miedo.

12 Y David era hijo de aquel hombre Ephrateo de Beth-lehem de Judá, cuyo nombre era Isaí, el cual tenía ocho hijos; y era este hombre en el tiempo de Saúl, viejo, y de grande edad entre los hombres.

13 Y los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido á seguir á Saúl en la guerra. Y los nombres de sus tres hijos que habían ido á la guerra, eran, Eliab el primogénito, el segundo Abinadab, y el tercero Samma.

14 Y David era el menor. Siguieron pues los tres mayores á Saúl.

15 Empero David había ido y vuelto de con Saúl, para apacentar las ovejas de su padre en Beth-lehem.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:13 Mean?

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