Then Jesse called his second son, Abinadab. Abinadab walked by Samuel. But Samuel said, “No, this is not the man that the Lord chose.”
Ben Abinadab was governor of Naphoth Dor. He was married to Taphath, daughter of Solomon.
Jesse was Eliab’s father. Eliab was Jesse’s first son. Jesse’s second son was Abinadab. His third son was Shimea.
Jesse’s three oldest sons went with Saul to the war. The first son was Eliab. The second son was Abinadab. And the third son was Shammah.
The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took the Lord’s Holy Box. [82] They took the Lord’s Box up the hill to the house of {the priest,} Abinadab. They did a special ceremony to prepare Abinadab’s son, Eleazar, to guard the Lord’s Box.