People of the Bible › Abinadab
Abinadab אֲבִינָדָב
David's brother. 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.
Family
| Father | Jesse |
|---|---|
| Mother | Nahash |
| Brothers and sisters | Abigail, David, Eliab, Elihu, Nethanel, Ozem, Raddai, Shimeah, Zeruiah |
Where Abinadab appears
1 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- 1 Samuel 16:8 first mention — Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- 1 Samuel 17:13 — 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.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13 — And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.