2 Samuel 23:24 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 23:24

Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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ASV

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

KJV

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty,.... Or rather over the thirty (n), 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. (n) בשלישים "supra triginta istos", Junius & Tremellius.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Asahel - was one of the thirty - Asahel was one of those officers, or troops, called the shalishim. This Asahel, brother of Joab, was the same that was killed by Abner, 2Sa 2:23.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עֲשָׂה־	'a.sah-	Asah-	H6214 →
אֵ֥ל	'el	-el	H6214 →
אֲחִֽי־	'a.chi-	[the] brother of	H251 →
יוֹאָ֖ב	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים	ba.she.lo.Shim	[was] among the thirty	H7970 →
אֶלְחָנָ֥ן	'el.cha.Nan	Elhanan	H445 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
דֹּד֖וֹ	do.Do	Dodo	H1734 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	Beth-	H1035 →
לָֽחֶם׃	La.chem	-lehem	H1035 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 2:18
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 12:8
  Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions…
- Habakkuk 3:19
  GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
- Song of Solomon 2:17
  Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
- Song of Solomon 8:14
  Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
- Psalms 18:33
  He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Through
1 Chronicles 11:26
Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
leads to
- 2 Samuel 2:18–23
  The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 27:7
  The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Through
1 Chronicles 27:7
The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 11:26
  Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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