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1 Chronicles 11:12

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Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

KJV

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 11

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Jashobeam, an Hachmonite--or, "son of Hachmoni." He is called also son of Zabdiel (1Ch 27:2), so that, strictly speaking, he was the grandson of Hachmoni (compare 1Ch 27:32). lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time--The feat is said (2Sa 23:8) to have been a slaughter of eight hundred in one day.

This site's exposition

against three hundred slain by him at one time

on 1 Chronicles 11:11-14

Jashobeam heads the roll with a feat Samuel and Chronicles number differently, three hundred here against eight hundred at 2 Sam 23:8, a variant the bench treats as textual rather than resolves. Eleazar's stand at Pas-dammim, where the army fled and he held a plot of barley alone, parallels 2 Sam 23:9-10 closely enough that the word for barley there is read by some as lentiles, the two Hebrew words being easily confused. The Lord saved them by a great deliverance, verse 14's own verdict on a fight two men held after everyone else ran.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the L ORD ; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the L ORD by Samuel. 4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

the three mighties--Only two are mentioned; namely, Jashobeam and Eleazar--the third, Shammah (2Sa 23:11), is not named in this passage.

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How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

he was among the three mighty men He was included in the three mighty men; he was one of them. And these three were mightier than the rest of the thirty three mentioned nearby.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on I Chronicles 11:12:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

8 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאַחֲרָ֛יוand after him

    veacharavH310 →715 times

  • אֶלְעָזָ֥רEleazar

    ʾelazarH499 →72 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • דּוֹד֖וֹDodo

    dodoH1734 →

  • הָאֲחוֹחִ֑יthe Ahohite

    haachochiH266 →5 times

  • ה֖וּאhe

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה[was] among three

    bishloshahH7969 →432 times

  • הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃the mighty [men]

    hagiborimH1368 →158 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Chronicles 27:4Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.5 works1 Chronicles 8:4Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,2 works1 Chronicles 11:21He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.2 works2 Samuel 23:9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,2 works2 Samuel 23:17–19saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.2 works1 Chronicles 11:19saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Samuel 23:23He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 23:9

    Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 27:4

      Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

    • 1 Chronicles 11:12–14

      Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.

    • 1 Samuel 17:26

      David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he…

    • Mark 14:50

      Then everyone deserted Him and fled.

    • 1 Samuel 17:45–46

      But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies…

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 27:4

    Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 23:9

      Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men…

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 11:21

    He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 13:8

      Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

    • 1 Corinthians 15:41

      The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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