KJV King James Version
Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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2 Samuel 23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
WEB World English Bible
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
ASV American Standard Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Asahel brother of Joab is of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
22 These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; 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,
27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
עֲשָׂה־H6214 · a.sa.h.elAsahelאֵ֥לH6214 · a.sa.h.elAsahelאֲחִֽי־H251 · achbrother: male-siblingיוֹאָ֖בH3097 · yo.avJoabבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyאֶלְחָנָ֥ןH445 · el.cha.nanElhananבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childדֹּד֖וֹH1734 · do.doDodoבֵּ֥יתH1035 · bet le.chemBethlehemלָֽחֶם׃H1035 · bet le.chemBethlehem
Cross-references
2 Samuel 2:18And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe.1 Chronicles 27:7The fourth [captain] for the fourth month [was] Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.1 Chronicles 11:26Also the valiant men of the armies [were], Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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