1 Samuel 17:13
1 Samuel 17:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesse's three oldest sons go to war under Saul.
What Does 1 Samuel 17:13 Mean?
Jesse's three eldest, Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah, have gone with Saul to the war. They are the grown sons, the ones old enough to bear arms, and the family's hope of valor seems to rest on them.
Yet the deliverer will not be among these three. The reader who recalls Samuel's earlier visit to this house remembers that the Lord looks past the impressive firstborn. Heaven's choices rarely match the world's rankings, and the youngest, still unnamed in the battle line, is the one God has already set apart.
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What does 1 Samuel 17:13 mean?
Jesse's three oldest sons go to war under Saul.