2 Samuel 23:24

24 Among the Thirty were: Joab's brother Asahel,^[a] Elhanan 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 were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.

23 He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

24 Among the Thirty were: Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Sm 2:18-23