2 Samuel 23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,
2 Samuel 23:24 in other translations
| BSB | Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
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| WEB | Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| ASV | Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, |
| YLT | Asahel brother of Joab is of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem. |
| DARBY | Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, |
| BBE | Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem, |
| Webster | Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, |
What does 2 Samuel 23:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 23:19-39
19-39. the first three--The mighty men or champions in David's military staff were divided into three classes--the highest, Jashobeam, Eleazar, and Shammah; the second class, Abishai, Benaiah, and Asahel; and the third class, the thirty, of which Asahel was the chief. There are thirty-one mentioned in the list, including Asahel; and these added to the two superior orders make thirty-seven. Two of them, we know, were…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:8-39
David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it was without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forward to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, and so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to…
2 Samuel 23:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 23:24
- 2 Samuel 2:18
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
- 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.
- 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,
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Context
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,
- 2 Samuel 23:25
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
2 Samuel 23:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Asael hermano de Joab fué de los treinta; Elhaanan hijo de Dodo de Beth-lehem; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Asçaël, frère de Joab, était des trente; Elkhanan, fils de Dodo, de Bethléhem; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Asael, der Bruder Joabs, war unter den Dreißig; Elchanan, der Sohn Dodos, von Bethlehem; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Asaël frater Joab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem, |