2 Samuel 23:34

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai ¹of Maacah, ²Eliam the son of ³Ahithophel of Gilo,

2 Samuel 23:34 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:34

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite
In ( 1 Chronicles 11:35 ) , he is called Eliphal the son of Ur:

Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite;
David's counsellor, that went off to Absalom, ( 2 Samuel 15:12 ) ; Eliam his son is supposed, by the Jews, to be the father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, ( 2 Samuel 11:3 ) ; according to Hillerus ^F17, he is the same with Ahijah the Pelonite, ( 1 Chronicles 11:36 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 906.

2 Samuel 23:34 In-Context

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel of Gilo,

35 Hezro of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,

36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

Cross References

• 1. 23:34 ch. 10:6, 8
• 2. 23:34 ch. 11:3
• 3. 23:34 ch. 15:12