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Abinadab

Abinadab was one of the sons of Jesse and an older brother of King David, but he was not chosen to be anointed as king by Samuel.

The name Abinadab means “father of a vow, or of willingness”

MaleDavid's brotherTribe of JudahUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books4 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 16:8; only referred to as Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב); son of Jesse; a brother of David, Eliab, Shimeah, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, Zeruiah, Abigail(?) and Elihu.

Glossary entries

Abinadab

Family members

Father

Jesse

Mother

Nahash

Siblings

Abigail David Eliab Elihu Nethanel Ozem Raddai Shimeah Zeruiah

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Abinadab without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 1 Samuel 16:8
    Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  2. 1 Samuel 17:13
    The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:13
    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:16Referred to, not named
    Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.