THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 17:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Samma:
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשַׁי֙ הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים הָלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרֵי־שָׁא֖וּל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֣ם ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלְכוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֱלִיאָ֣ב הַבְּכ֗וֹר וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י שַׁמָּֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Chr 2:13And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,
- 2 Sam 21:21And he reproached Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samae the brother of David slew him.
- 2 Sam 13:3Now Ammon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man:
- 1 Sam 17:28Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why camest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle.
- 2 Sam 13:32But Jonadab the son of Semmaa David's brother answering, said: Let not my lord the king think that all the king's sons are slain: Ammon only is dead, for he was appointed by the mouth of Absalom from the day that he ravished his sister Thamar.
- 1 Sam 16:6And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him?
- 1 Sam 16:9And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.