Then Rehoboamtookas a wifeMahalaththe daughterof Jerimoththe sonof David[and of] Abihailthe daughterof Eliabthe sonof Jesse,
and Jessebecamethe fatherof Eliabhis firstborn,then Abinadabthe second,Shimeathe third,
for Judah,Elihu,[one] of David'sbrothers;for Issachar,Omrithe sonof Michael;
and she borehim sons:Jeush,Shemariahand Zaham.
When they entered,he lookedat Eliaband thought,"Surelythe LORD'Sanointedis beforeHim."
The threeoldersonsof Jessehad goneafterSaulto the battle.And the namesof his threesonswhowentto the battlewere Eliabthe firstborn,and the secondto him Abinadab,and the thirdShammah.
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."
