2 Samuel 23 · Verse 34

2 Samuel 23:34

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
2 Samuel 23:34, King James Version

2 Samuel 23:34 in other translations

BSBEliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
WEBEliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
ASVEliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
YLTEliphelet son of Ahasbai, son of the Maachathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
DARBYEliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
BBEEliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
WebsterEliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

What does 2 Samuel 23:34 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…

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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…

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2 Samuel 23:34 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.

אֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט'e.li.Fe.letElipheletH467
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחַסְבַּ֖י'a.chas.BaiAhasbaiH308
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
הַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י\ \סha.ma.'a.kha.Tithe MaacathiteH4602
אֱלִיעָ֥ם'e.li.'AmEliamH463
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felAhithophelH302
הַגִּלֹנִֽי\׃\ \סha.gi.lo.Nithe GiloniteH1526

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 23:34

  • 2 Samuel 11:3

    And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  • 2 Samuel 15:12

    And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

  • 2 Samuel 10:6

    And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.

  • 2 Samuel 10:8

    And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish–tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:33-34

    And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion: And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army was Joab.

  • 2 Samuel 17:23

    And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

  • 2 Samuel 15:31

    And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

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11:3; 15:31; 17:23; 1Ch 27:33,34

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 23:33

    Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

  • 2 Samuel 23:34

    Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

  • 2 Samuel 23:35

    Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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2 Samuel 23:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Elipheleth hijo de Asbai hijo de Maachâti; Eliam hijo de Achîtophel de Gelón;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éliphéleth, fils d’Akhasbaï, fils d’un Maacathien; Éliam, fils d’Akhitophel, le Guilonite;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Eliphelet, der Sohn Achasbais, des Sohnes des Maakathiters; Eliam, der Sohn Ahitophels, der Giloniter;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,