2 Samuel 23:25

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

2 Samuel 23:25 in Other Translations

KJV
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
ESV
25 Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,
NLT
25 Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod;
MSG
25 Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite;
CSB
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

2 Samuel 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:25

Shammah the Harodite
Called Shammah the Harorite in ( 1 Chronicles 11:27 ) ; by a change of the letters (r) "R" and (d) "D", which is frequent:

Elika the Harodite;
or who was of Harod, as the Targum; these both were from one place: mention is made of the well of Harod, ( Judges 7:1 ) .

2 Samuel 23:25 In-Context

23 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
24 Among the Thirty were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,
27 Abiezer from Anathoth, Sibbekai the Hushathite,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Judges 7:1; 1 Chronicles 11:27
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