Now David was the youngest. While the three oldest sons followed Saul,

Then the man ¹  searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack!

Now the day ²  came when Job’s ³  sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the ¹  three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), ¹ 

The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

Canaan was the father of Sidon – his firstborn – and Heth,

From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

Abraham said to his servant, the senior one ¹  in his household who was in charge of everything he had, “Put your hand under my thigh ² 

Canaan was the father of ¹  Sidon his firstborn, ²  Heth, ³ 

The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn ¹  and Abijah the second oldest.

The son ¹  of Izhar: Shelomith the oldest.

Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, ¹  until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt – Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

These were their descendants:Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were ¹  Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons ¹  of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: ²  Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim,