Rehoboam’s Family

¹⁸ Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab son of Jesse.

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

²⁸ But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded. “What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!”

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,