The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come
Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the