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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 11:27 (NET)
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Shammah
[ebd] desert. (1.) One of the "dukes" of Edom (Gen. 36:13, 17). (2.) One of the sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (2 Sam. 13:3) and Shimma (1 Chr. 2:13). (3.) One of David's three mighty men (2 Sam. 23:11, 12)...
[isbe] SHAMMAH - sham'-a (shammah): (1) The son of Reuel, the son of Esau, a tribal chief of Edom (Gen 36:13,17; 1 Ch 1:37, Some). (2) The third son of Jesse and brother of David. Together with his two other brothers he fought unde...
[smith] (astonishment). The son of Reuel the son of Esau. (Genesis 36:13,17; 1Â Chronicles 1:37) (B.C. about 1700.) The third son of Jesse, and brother of David. (1Â Samuel 16:9; 17:13) Called also Shimea., Shimeah and Shimma. O...
[nave] SHAMMAH 1. Son of Reuel, Gen. 36:13, 17; 1 Chr. 1:37. 2. David's brother, 1 Sam. 16:9; 17:13. Called Shimeah, 2 Sam. 13:3, 32; 21:21; Shimma, 1 Chr. 2:13; Shimea, 1 Chr. 20:7. 3. One of David's mighty men, son of Agee, 2 ...
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Helez
[isbe] HELEZ - he'-lez (chelets "vigor"; Septuagint Selles, Chelles): (1) 2 Sam 23:26; 1 Ch 11:27; 27:10. One of David's mighty men; according to 1 Ch 27:10, he belonged to the sons of Ephraim and was at the head of the 7th course ...
[smith] (strength). One of "the thirty" of David?s guard, (2Â Samuel 23:26; 1Â Chronicles 11:27) an Ephraimite, and captain of the seventh monthly course. (1Â Chronicles 27:10) (B.C. 1016.) A man of Judah, son of Azariah. (1Â...
[nave] HELEZ 1. One of David's mighty men, 2 Sam. 23:26; 1 Chr. 11:27; 27:10. 2. A man of Judah, 1 Chr. 2:39.
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PALTITE
[ebd] the designation of one of David's heroes (2 Sam. 23:26); called also the Pelonite (1 Chr. 11:27).
[isbe] PALTITE - pal'-tit (palTi (as Palti); The Septuagint has: Codex Vaticanus Kelothei; Codex Alexandrinus Phellonei): The description occurs but once in this form and is then applied to Helez, one of David's 30 valiant men (2 S...
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Harorite
[smith] (the same as Harodite) The, the title given to Shammoth, one of the warriors of David?s guard. (1Â Chronicles 11:27)
[nave] HARORITE 1 Chr. 11:27
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David
[isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
[nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
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Pelonite
[isbe] PELONITE - pel'-o-nit, pe'-lo-nit, pe-lo'-nit (peloni, a place-name): Two of David's heroes are thus described: (1) "Helez the Pelonite" (1 Ch 11:27) (see PALTITE); and (2) "Ahijah the Pelonite" (1 Ch 11:36).
[nave] PELONITE 1. An Ephraimite, 1 Chr. 11:27; 27:10. 2. An appellation of Ahijah the prophet, 1 Chr. 11:36.
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HARODITE
[ebd] an epithet applied to two of David's heroes (2 Sam. 23:25). (Comp. 1 Chr. 11:27.)
[isbe] HARODITE - ha'-rod-it (charodhi): Two of David's heroes, Shamma and Elika, are so called (2 Sam 23:25). Septuagint omits the second name. In 1 Ch 11:27, the first is called "Shammoth the Harorite," while the second is omitte...
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Armies
[nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
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Captain
[nave] CAPTAIN Commander-in-chief of an army, Deut. 20:9; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 14:50; 1 Kin. 2:35; 16:16; 1 Chr. 27:34. Of the tribes, Num. 2. Of thousands, Num. 31:48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1. Of hundreds, 2 Kin. 11:15. See: Ce...
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Shammoth
[nave] SHAMMOTH One of David's mighty men, 1 Chr. 11:27. Called Shammah, 2 Sam. 23:25.
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PELONITE, THE
[smith] Two of David?s men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1Â Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015.) From (1Â Chronicles 27:10) it appears that the former was of the tribe of Ephraim, and "Pelonite" would therefore be ...
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ELIKA
[isbe] ELIKA - e-li'-ka ('eliqa', "God is rejector(?)"): The Harodite (Uradite), one of David's guard, the "thirty" (2 Sam 23:25). Omitted from 1 Ch 11:27.
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AMASAI
[isbe] AMASAI - a-ma'-si (`amasay, perhaps rather to be read `ammishay; so Wellhausen, IJG, II, 24, n.2): (1) A name in the genealogy of Kohath, son of Elkanah, a Levite of the Kohathite family (compare 1 Ch 6:25; 2 Ch 29:12). (2) ...
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TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
[isbe] TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5. Orthography of the Pe...
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Giants
[ebd] (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning "violent" or "causing to fall" (Gen. 6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root signifying "wonder," and hence "monste...
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