1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 12

1 Chronicles 11:12

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
1 Chronicles 11:12, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:12 in other translations

BSBNext in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
WEBAfter him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
ASVAnd after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
YLTAnd after him is Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, he is among the three mighty;
DARBYAnd after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.
BBEAnd after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three great fighters.
WebsterAnd after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

What does 1 Chronicles 11:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 11:11-13

11-13. Jashobeam, an Hachmonite--or, "son of Hachmoni." He is called also son of Zabdiel (1Ch 27:2), so that, strictly speaking, he was the grandson of Hachmoni (compare 1Ch 27:32). lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time--The feat is said (2Sa 23:8) to have been a slaughter of eight hundred in one day. Some endeavor to reconcile the statements in that passage and in this by supposing that…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:10-47

An account is given of David's worthies, the great men who served him. Yet David reckoned his success, not as from the mighty men that were with him, but from the mighty God, whose presence is all in all. In strengthening him, they strengthened themselves and their own interest, for his advancement was theirs. We shall gain by what we do in our places for the support of the kingdom of the Son of David; and those…

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1 Chronicles 11:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.Ravand after himH310
אֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarEleazarH499
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
דּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoDodoH1734
הָאֲחוֹחִ֑יha.'a.cho.Chithe AhohiteH266
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.Shah[was] among threeH7969
הַגִּבֹּרִֽים\׃ha.gi.bo.Rimthe mighty [men]H1368

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 11:12

  • 1 Chronicles 27:4

    And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

  • 2 Samuel 23:9

    And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

  • 1 Chronicles 11:21

    Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

  • 2 Samuel 23:17-19

    And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:19

    And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

  • 2 Samuel 23:23

    He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:4

    And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eleazar.
27:4
Dodai.
2Sa 23:9
Dodo.This variation arises from the mutations of [Vâv,] {wav,} and [Yôwd,] {yood;} it being written here [Dôwdôw,] Dodo, and in the parallel passage [Dâveh,] Dodai.
Ahohite.
8:4
the three.
19,21; 2Sa 23:17-19,23

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 11:11

    And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:12

    And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:13

    He was with David at Pas–dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

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1 Chronicles 11:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tras de éste fué Eleazar hijo de Dodo, Ahohita, el cual era de los tres valientes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et après lui, Éléazar, fils de Dodo, l’Akhokhite: il était l’un des trois hommes forts.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nach ihm Eleasar, der Sohn Dodos, der Achochiter; er war unter den drei Helden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et post eum Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites, qui erat inter tres potentes.