1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 39

1 Chronicles 11:39

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
1 Chronicles 11:39, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:39 in other translations

BSBZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
WEBZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
ASVZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
YLTZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,
DARBYZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
BBEZelek the Ammonite, and Naharai the Berothite, the servant who had the care of the arms of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;
WebsterZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

What does 1 Chronicles 11:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
39. Naharai--armorbearer to Joab (2Sa 23:37). The non-occurrence of Joab's name in any of the three catalogues is most probably to be accounted for by the circumstance that his office as commander-in-chief raised him to a position superior to all these orders of military knighthood.

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 11:39 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.

צֶ֖לֶקTze.lekZelekH6768
הָעַמּוֹנִ֑יha.'a.mo.Nithe AmmoniteH5984
נַחְרַי֙nach.RaiNaharaiH5171
הַבֵּ֣רֹתִ֔יha.Be.ro.Tithe BeerothiteH1307
נֹשֵׂ֕אno.Se'[the] bearerH5375
כְּלֵ֖יke.Leiof [the] weapons ofH3627
יוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvJoabH3097
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
צְרוּיָֽה\׃\ \סtze.ru.YahZeruiahH6870

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 11:38

    Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:39

    Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:40

    Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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1 Chronicles 11:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Selec Ammonita, Naarai Berothita, escudero de Joab hijo de Sarvia;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tsélek, l’Ammonite; Nakharaï, le Bérothien, qui portait les armes de Joab, fils de Tseruïa;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Zelek, der Ammoniter; Nacharai, der Beerothiter, der Waffenträger Joabs, des Sohnes der Zeruja;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Selec Ammonites, Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ,