2 Samuel 23:24

24 Asahel, the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; 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 did Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

23 He had more honour than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David put him in his council.

24 Asahel, the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25 Shammah of Harodi, Elika of Harodi,

26 Helez of Palti, Ira, the son of Ikkesh of Tekoah,