en_tn/1sa/17/12.md

translationWords

• en:tw:bethlehem
• en:tw:david
• en:tw:firstborn
• en:tw:jesse
• en:tw:kingdomofjudah
• en:tw:saul

translationNotes

• He had eight sons - Here the word "He" refers to Jesse.
• Jesse was an old man...advanced in years among men - The two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)
• second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah - This phrase shows birth order. AT: "Abinadab the second born, and Shammah the third born"