2 Samuel 23:37

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

2 Samuel 23:37 in Other Translations

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

37 Zelek from Ammon; Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;

37 Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite, weapon bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

37 Zelek from Ammon, Naharai from Beeroth, armorbearer for Zeruiah's son Joab,

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,

37 Zelek from Ammon Naharai from Beeroth, who carried the armor of Joab, the son of Zeruiah

2 Samuel 23:37 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:37

Zelek the Ammonite
Who was so either by birth, and became a proselyte; so the Targum says, he was of the children of Ammon; or is so called, because he had sojourned some time in their land, or had done some exploits against them; unless he was of Chepharhaammonai, a city of the tribe of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:24 ) ;

Naharai the Beerothite;
native of Beeroth, a city in the same tribe, ( Joshua 18:25 ) ;

armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
Joab had ten of them, this perhaps was the chief of them, ( 2 Samuel 18:15 ) ; who was advanced to be a captain, and therefore has a name and place among the thirty, very likely for some military, exploits performed by him; he is in the list of David's worthies, though not Joab his master, as before observed; the reason of Joab being left out is either because he was over them all, as before noted; according to Josephus ^F20, Uriah the Hittite, after mentioned, was an armourbearer to Joab.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 7. sect. 1.

2 Samuel 23:37 In-Context

35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, the son of Hagri,

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite

39 and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 9:17