Thematic Bible: Eliab


Thematic Bible



The three older sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him.”

Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.”

and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,


Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action,

Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, “We will not come up.

and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, among all Israel—

The son of Pallu: Eliab. The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,


of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,

On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.


and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, with harps tuned to alamoth;

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.


for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;


Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,


the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,


Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.


Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.