13. Jesse begat. Verses 13-17 contain the names of the family of Jesse. According to 1 Sam. 16:10, 11; 1 Sam. 17:12-14, Jesse had eight sons, of whom David was the youngest, but here David is given as the seventh son of Jesse ( 15). Perhaps one on of Jesse’s sons died leaving no progeny. In both Chronicles and Samuel, Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimma (or Shammah) appear as the first three sons.