KJV King James Version
These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 23:8
These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
WEB World English Bible
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.
ASV American Standard Version
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These are the names of the mighty ones whom David hath: sitting in the seat is the Tachmonite, head of the captains—he is Adino, who hardened himself against eight hundred—wounded at one time.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
5 Although my house [be] not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all [things], and sure: for [this is] all my salvation, and all [my] desire, although he make [it] not to grow.
6 But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
7 But the man [that] shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the [same] place.
8 These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
9 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, [one] of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines [that] were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11 And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֵ֛לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseשְׁמ֥וֹתH8034 · shemnameהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםH1368 · gib.bormighty manאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichלְדָוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidיֹשֵׁ֨בH3429 · yo.shev bash.she.vetJosheb-basshebethבַּשֶּׁ֜בֶתH3429 · yo.shev bash.she.vetJosheb-basshebethתַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀H8461 · tach.ke.mo.niTahchemoniteרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadהַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יH7991 · sha.lishthirdה֚וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itעֲדִינ֣וֹH5722 · a.di.no`wielded`הָֽעֶצְנִ֔יH6112 · e.tsenEzniteעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁמֹנֶ֥הH8083 · she.mo.neheightמֵא֛וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredחָלָ֖לH2491 · cha.lalslain: killedבְּפַ֥עַםH6471 · pa.ambeatאֶחָֽת׃ סH259 · e.chadone
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 11:11-47And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.1 Chronicles 27:2Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.1 Chronicles 27:32Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king’s sons:
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on 2 Samuel 23:8
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →