13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And (A)the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

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13 (A)Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, (B)Shimea the third,

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21 And when (A)he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down.

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32 But (A)Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, “Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar.

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But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of (A)Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.

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28 Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”

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When they came, he looked on (A)Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.” But the Lord said to Samuel, (B)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (C)but the Lord looks on the heart.” Then Jesse called (D)Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made (E)Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

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