1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 26

1 Chronicles 11:26

Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,
1 Chronicles 11:26, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:26 in other translations

BSBNow these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
WEBThe mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
ASVAlso the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
YLTAnd the mighty ones of the forces are Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,
DARBYAnd the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
BBEAnd these were the great men of war: Asahel, the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
WebsterAlso the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

What does 1 Chronicles 11:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Also the valiant men of the armies--This was the third degree of military rank, and Asahel was their chief; the names of few of those mentioned are historically known.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 11:26 in the original Hebrew

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וְגִבּוֹרֵ֖יve.gi.bo.Reiand [the] mighty [men] ofH1368
הַחֲיָלִ֑יםha.cha.ya.Lim<the> strength<s>H2428
עֲשָׂה\־'a.sah-Asah-H6214
אֵל֙'el-elH6214
אֲחִ֣י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251
יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvJoabH3097
אֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanElhananH445
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
דּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoDodoH1734
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom Beth-H1035
לָֽחֶם\׃\ \סLa.chem-lehemH1035

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 11:26

  • 1 Chronicles 27:7

    The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

  • 2 Samuel 3:30

    So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

  • 2 Samuel 21:19

    And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

  • 2 Samuel 23:24

    Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,

  • 2 Samuel 2:18-23

    And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Asahel.
27:7; 2Sa 2:18-23; 3:30; 23:24
Elhanan.
2Sa 21:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 11:25

    Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:26

    Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:27

    Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

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1 Chronicles 11:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los valientes de los ejércitos: Asael hermano de Joab, y Elchânan hijo de Dodo de Beth-lehem;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les hommes vaillants de l’armée étaient: Asçaël, frère de Joab; Elkhanan, fils de Dodo, de Bethléhem;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Helden der Heere waren: Asael, der Bruder Joabs; Elchanan, der Sohn Dodos, von Bethlehem;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro fortissimi viri in exercitu, Asahel frater Joab, et Elchanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem,