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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 
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Bible Verse Dictionary

1 Samuel 17:28 - Eldest

1 Samuel 17:28 - And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
Verse Strongs No. Hebrew
And Eliab H446 אֱלִיאָב
his eldest H1419 גָּדוֹל
brother H251 אָח
heard H8085 שָׁמַע
when he spake H1696 דָבַר
unto H413 אֵל
the men H376 אִישׁ
and Eliab's anger H639 אַף
was kindled H2734 חָרָה
against David H1732 דָּוִד
and he said H559 אָמַר
Why H4100 מָה
camest thou down H3381 יָרַד
hither and with H5921 עַל
whom H4310 מִי
hast thou left H5203 נָטַשׁ
those H2007 הֵנָּה
few H4592 מְעַט
sheep H6629 צֹאן
in the wilderness H4057 מִדְבָּר
I H589 אֲנִי
know H3045 יָדַע
thy pride H2087 זָדוֹן
and the naughtiness H7455 רֹעַ
of thine heart H3824 לֵבָב
for H3588 כִּי
thou art come down H3381 יָרַד
that H4616 מַעַן
thou mightest see H7200 רָאָה
the battle H4421 מִלְחָמָה

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.