## He had eight sons ##

Here the word "He" refers to Jesse.

## Jesse was an old man...advanced in years 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 ##

This phrase shows birth order. AT: "Abinadab the second born, and Shammah the third born"