⁶ When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!”

¹³ Jesse’s three oldest sons—Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea^[a]—had already joined Saul’s army to fight the Philistines.

¹³ Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,

²² David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers.

¹⁸ Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “The men you killed at Tabor—what were they like?”

“Like you,” they replied. “They all had the look of a king’s son.”

²⁶ Jeroboam thought to himself, “Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David.