634 B
634 B
He had eight sons
"He" refers to Jesse.
Jesse was an old man ... very old among men
The two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah
"Abinadab the second born, and Shammah the third born." This phrase shows birth order.