2 Samuel 23:24

The Mighty Men of David

24 Among the thirty [were] Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

2 Samuel 23:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:24

Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty
Or rather over the thirty ^F14, who are next mentioned; since there are thirty reckoned besides him, and the Arabic version calls him the prince of the thirty; Joab is not named at all, because he was general of the whole army, and so not to be reckoned in any of the three classes:

Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem:
a townsman of David.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Myvylvb) "supra triginta istos", Junius & Tremellius.

2 Samuel 23:24 In-Context

22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and gained a name for himself among the three mighty warriors.

23 He [was] honored more than the thirty, but he did not come up to the three. David appointed him in charge of his bodyguard.

24 Among the thirty [were] Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,