Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. Young's Literal Translation and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle [are] Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah. King James Bible 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. Hebrew The threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice older הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים (hag·gə·ḏō·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent sons בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jesse יִשַׁי֙ (yi·šay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3448: Jesse -- father of David had followed וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Saul שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites to the war: לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (lam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war The firstborn הַבְּכ֗וֹר (hab·bə·ḵō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief [was] Eliab, אֱלִיאָ֣ב (’ĕ·lî·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 446: Eliab -- 'God is father', the name of several Israelites the second וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ (ū·miš·nê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second [was] Abinadab, אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב (’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 41: Abinadab -- 'my father is noble', three Israelites and the third וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י (wə·haš·šə·li·šî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) [was] Shammah. שַׁמָּֽה׃ (šam·māh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8048: Shammah -- an Edomite, also several Israelites |