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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 11:32 (NET)
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- 1Ch 11:10-47 -- David's Warriors
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Arbathite
[ebd] a name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David's warriors (2 Sam. 23:31; 1 Chr. 11:32), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah (Josh. 15:61), a town in the wilderness of Judah.
[isbe] ARBATHITE - ar'-bath-it (ha-`arbhathi): Perhaps "a native of the Arabah." Klostermann suggests "a native of Beth-arabah." The Arbathite is Abi-albon (2 Sam 23:31), also named Abiel (1 Ch 11:32), one of David's heroes.
[smith] a native of the Arabah or Ghor . [ARABAH] Abi-albon the Arbathite was one of David?s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:32)
[nave] ARBATHITE 2 Sam. 23:31; 1 Chr. 11:32
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Hurai
[ebd] linen-worker, one of David's heroes, a native of the valley of Mount Gaash (1 Chr. 11:32).
[isbe] HURAI - hu'-ri, hu'-ra-i, hu-ra'-i (churay, "linen-weaver"): One of David's "mighty men" mentioned in 1 Ch 11:32 as of the brooks of Gaash, i.e. from Mt. Gash. In the parallel 2 Sam 23:30, the orthography is Hiddai.
[nave] HURAI, one of David's guards, 1 Chr. 11:32.
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Abi-Albon
[ebd] father of strength; i.e., "valiant", one of David's body-guard of thirty mighty men (2 Sam. 23:31); called also Abiel (1 Chr. 11:32).
[isbe] ABI-ALBON - ab-i-al'-bon, abi-al'-bon ('abhi `alebhon, meaning not known. Gesenius infers from the Arabic a stem which would give the meaning "father of strength," and this is at worst not quite so groundless as the conjectu...
[nave] ABI-ALBON, called also Abiel. One of David's heroes, 2 Sam. 23:31; 1 Chr. 11:32.
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Hiddai
[isbe] HIDDAI - hid'-a-i, hi-da'-i (hidday; Alexandrian Haththai): One of David's thirty "mighty men" (2 Sam 23:30), described as "of the brooks of Gaash." In the parallel list in 1 Ch 11:32 the form of the name is "Hurai" (huray)....
[nave] HIDDAI One of David's heroes, 2 Sam. 23:30. Called Hurai, 1 Chr. 11:32.
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GAASH
[isbe] GAASH - ga'-ash (ga`-ash): First mentioned in connection with the burial place of Joshua "in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north (side) of the mountain of Gaa...
[smith] (earthquake), a hill of Ephraim, where Joshua was buried. The brooks or valley of Gaash, (2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:32) were probably at the foot of the hill.
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ABIEL
[ebd] father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious." (1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Sam. 14:51; 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). In 1 Sam. 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfat...
[isbe] ABIEL - a'-bi-el, ab'-yel, a-bi'-el ('abhi'el, "my father is God," or "God is father"): (1) A descendant of Benjamin the son of Jacob. Father of Kish the father of King Saul, and also, apparently, the father of Ner the fathe...
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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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HURAI, OR HURAI
[smith] (linon-weaver), one of David?s guard --Hurai of the torrents of Gaash, according to the list of (1 Chronicles 11:32) [HIDDAI]
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David
[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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ABIEL OR ABIEL
[smith] (father of strength , i.e. strong). Father of Kish, and consequently grandfather of Saul, (1 Samuel 9:1) as well as of Abner, Saul?s commander-in-chief. (1 Samuel 14:51) (B.C. 1093-1055.) One of David?s mighty men. (1Ã...
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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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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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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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