Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.
 Woyn Jesì ɨ ghɨ asɨ ghɨ̀tal nà n-ghɨ ghelɨ iwòŋ anòyn a ghelɨ iwoŋ nɨ̀ Sôl ma ŋêyn ghɨ̀ Sôl seʼ meyn sɨ nu ghelɨ Fìlisìyà. Wâyn ɨ̀lwema nà n-ghɨ Elìyàb, ànkùmtɨ̀ a ghɨ Abinadàb, ɨ̀lvì ɨ ghɨ Shamà.