2 Samuel 23:34

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of ¹the Maacathite, ²Eliam the son of ³Ahithophel the Gilonite,

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 Ararite,

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 10:6, 8; 2 Samuel 20:14
• 2. 2 Samuel 11:3
• 3. 2 Samuel 15:12