2 Samuel 23 · Verse 38

2 Samuel 23:38

Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
2 Samuel 23:38, King James Version

2 Samuel 23:38 in other translations

BSBIra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
WEBIra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
ASVIra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
YLTIra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
DARBYIra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
BBEIra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
WebsterIra an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

What does 2 Samuel 23:38 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 23:38 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.

עִירָא֙'i.Ra'IraH5896
הַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.Rithe IthriteH3505
גָּרֵ֖בga.RevGarebH1619
הַיִּתְרִֽי\׃\ \סhai.yit.Rithe IthriteH3505

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 23:38

  • 1 Chronicles 2:53

    And the families of Kirjath–jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

  • 2 Samuel 20:26

    And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:40

    Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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Ira.
20:26; 1Ch 2:53; 11:40

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 23:37

    Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

  • 2 Samuel 23:38

    Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

  • 2 Samuel 23:39

    Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

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2 Samuel 23:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ira de Ithri, Gareb de Ithri;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ira, le Jéthrien; Gareb, le Jéthrien;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ira, der Jithriter; Gareb, der Jithriter;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ira Jethrites, Gareb et ipse Jethrites,