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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 11:37 (NET)
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Naarai
[ebd] youthful, a military chief in David's army (1 Chr. 11:37), called also Paarai (2 Sam. 23:35).
[isbe] NAARAI - na'-a-ri (na`aray): Son of Ezbai, one of David's heroes (1 Ch 11:37). In the parallel passage (2 Sam 23:35), he is called "Paarai the Arbite." The true forms of the name and description are uncertain (see Budde, Ric...
[smith] (handmaid), one of the valiant men of David?s armies. (1Â Chronicles 11:37) In 1 Chron. he is called the son of Ezbai, but in (2Â Samuel 23:35) he appears as "Paarai the Arbite." Kennicott decides that the former is corre...
[nave] NAARAI, called also Paarai. One of David's heroes, 1 Chr. 11:37.
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Paarai
[ebd] opening of the Lord, "the Arbite," one of David's heroes (2 Sam. 23:35); called also Naarai, 1 Chr. 11:37.
[isbe] PAARAI - pa'-a-ri (pa`aray, "devotee of Peor"): One of David's 37 valiant men (2 Sam 23:35). Doubtless the "Naarai" of 1 Ch 11:37.
[smith] In the list of (2Â Samuel 23:35) "Paarai the Arbite" is one of David?s men. In (1Â Chronicles 11:37) he is Naarai the son of Ezbai." (B.C. 1015.)
[nave] PAARAI One of David's valiant men, 2 Sam. 23:35. Called Naarai in 1 Chr. 11:37.
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Ezbai
[isbe] EZBAI - ez'-ba-i, ez'-bi ('ezbay, "shining," "blooming"; Azobai): One of David's "mighty men" (1 Ch 11:37; compare 2 Sam 23:35 margin).
[smith] (shining), father of Naarai, who was one of David?s thirty mighty men. (1Â Chronicles 11:37) (B.C. 1046.)
[nave] EZBAI, father of Naarai, 1 Chr. 11:37. Possibly identical with Paarai in 2 Sam. 23:35.
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Hezrai
[smith] (enclosed), one of the thirty heroes of David?s guard. (2Â Samuel 23:35) (B.C. 1046.) In the parallel list, (1Â Chronicles 11:37) the name appears as HEZRO.
[nave] HEZRAI, called also Hezro. A Carmelite, 2 Sam. 23:35; 1 Chr. 11:37.
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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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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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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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CARMEL
[isbe] CARMEL - kar'-mel (karmel, or, with article, ha-karmel, "fruit garden"; Josephus, ho Karmelos, Karmelion oros): (1) A beautifully wooded mountain range running for about 13 miles in a south-easterly direction from the promon...
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Hezro
[ebd] a Carmelite, one of David's warriors (1 Chr. 11:37).
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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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ARBITE
[isbe] ARBITE - ar'-bit (ha-'arbi): The Arbite or perhaps an inhabitant of Arabia in southern Judah (Josh 15:52). The epithet is used in connection with one of David's mighty men in 2 Sam 23:35; where Paarai the Arbite occurs. In t...
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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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HEZRO; HEZRAI
[isbe] HEZRO; HEZRAI - hez'-ro, hez'-ra-i, hez'-ri (chezro, 2 Sam 23:35; 1 Ch 11:37, but the Qere of 2 Sam 23:35 is chezray. The ancient versions almost unanimously support the form Hezrai): A Carmelite, i.e. an inhabitant of Carme...
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