Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on 1 Samuel 16:6 in English Standard Version "When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.”" 1Sa 17:13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.