The threeoldersonsof Jessehad goneafterSaulto the battle.And the namesof his threesonswhowentto the battlewere Eliabthe firstborn,and the secondto him Abinadab,and the thirdShammah.
But Amnonhad a friendwhose namewas Jonadab,the sonof Shimeah,David'sbrother;and Jonadabwas a veryshrewdman.
Jonadab,the sonof Shimeah,David'sbrother,responded,"Do not let my lordsupposethey have putto deathallthe youngmen,the king'ssons,for Amnonaloneis dead;becauseby the intentof Absalomthis has beendeterminedsincethe daythat he violatedhis sisterTamar.
When he defiedIsrael,Jonathanthe sonof Shimei,David'sbrother,struckhim down.
and Jessebecamethe fatherof Eliabhis firstborn,then Abinadabthe second,Shimeathe third,
Now Eliabhis oldestbrotherheardwhen he spoketo the men;and Eliab'sangerburnedagainst Davidand he said,"Whyhave you comedown?And with whomhave you leftthosefewsheepin the wilderness?I knowyour insolenceand the wickednessof your heart;for you have comedownin orderto seethe battle."
