Eliab (1Sa 16:6)
Son of Jesse and Nahash, father of Abihail, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 1 Samuel 16:6.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
1 Samuel1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesWhen they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
1 Samuel 16:6
The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
1 Samuel 17:13
Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”
1 Samuel 17:28
and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
1 Chronicles 2:13
Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
2 Chronicles 11:18
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.” — 1 Samuel 17:28
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).