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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 11:46-47 (NET)
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- 1Ch 11:10-47 -- David's Warriors
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Eliel
[isbe] ELIEL - e-li'-el, el'-i-el ('eli'el, "El is God," or "my God is God"): (1, 2, 3) Mighty men of David (1 Ch 11:46,47; 12:11). (4) A chief of Manasseh, east of the Jordan (1 Ch 5:24). (5, 6) Two chiefs of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:20,2...
[smith] (to whom God is strength). One of the heads of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan. (1Â Chronicles 5:24) A forefather of Samuel the prophet. (1Â Chronicles 6:34) A chief man in the tribe of Benjamin. (1Â Chroni...
[nave] ELIEL 1. A chief of Manasseh, 1 Chr. 5:24. 2. Son of Toah, 1 Chr. 6:34. 3. Two Benjamite chiefs, 1 Chr. 8:20, 22. 4. Three of David's heroes, bearing the same name, 1 Chr. 11:46, 47; 12:11. 5. Chief of Levites, 1 Chr. 15...
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Jasiel
[isbe] JASIEL - ja'-si-el, jas'-i-el (ya`asi'el, "God is maker," 1 Ch 11:47 the King James Version). See JAASIEL.
[smith] (whom God made), the last named on the list of David?s heroes in (1Â Chronicles 11:47)
[nave] JASIEL, one of David's warriors, 1 Chr. 11:47.
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Jeribai
[isbe] JERIBAI - jer'-i-bi, jer-i-ba'-i (yeribhay, meaning uncertain): One of David's mighty men of the armies (1 Ch 11:46); one of the names not found in the list in 2 Sam 23:24-29a.
[smith] (whom Jehovah defends), one of the Bene-Elnaan, named among the heroes of David?s guard. (1Â Chronicles 11:46)
[nave] JERIBAI, a valiant man of David's guard, 1 Chr. 11:46.
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Obed
[isbe] OBED - o'-bed (`obhedh, "worshipper"; in the New Testament Iobed): (1) Son of Boaz and Ruth and grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17,21,22; 1 Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lk 3:32). (2) Son of Ephlal and descendant of Sheshan, the Jerahmeelit...
[smith] (serving). Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse. (Ruth 4:17) (B.C. 1360.) The circumstances of his birth which make up all that we know about him are given with much beauty in the book of Ruth. The name of ...
[nave] OBED 1. Son of Boaz and grandfather of David, Ruth 4:17-22; 1 Chr. 2:12; Matt. 1:5; Luke 3:32. 2. Son of Ephlal and grandson of Zabad, 1 Chr. 2:37, 38. 3. One of David's heroes, 1 Chr. 11:47. 4. Son of Shemaiah. A gatekee...
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Ithmah
[isbe] ITHMAH - ith'-ma (yithmah, "purity"): A citizen of the country of the Moabites, David's deadly enemies, yet mentioned as one of the king's heroes (1 Ch 11:46).
[smith] (bereavedness), a Moabite, one of the heroes of David?s guard. (1Â Chronicles 11:46)
[nave] ITHMAH, a Moabite, 1 Chr. 11:46.
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Joshaviah
[isbe] JOSHAVIAH - josh-a-vi'-a (yoshawyah, allied form to JOSHAH (which see)): Son of Elnaam, one of the band of braves who served David (1 Ch 11:46), omitted from the list of 2 Sam 23, which is less complete and differs in detail...
[smith] (whom Jehovah makes dwell), the son of Elnaam, and one of David?s guard. (1Â Chronicles 11:46) (B.C. 1046.)
[nave] JOSHAVIAH, one of David's bodyguard, 1 Chr. 11:46.
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Elnaam
[isbe] ELNAAM - el-na'-am ('elna`am, "God is delightfulness"; compare Phoenician "Gadnaam"): According to Massoretic Text the father of two of David's warriors (1 Ch 11:46); according to Septuagint himself one of the warriors.
[smith] (God his delight), the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of David?s guard, according to (1Â Chronicles 11:46)
[nave] ELNAAM, father of two distinguished warriors, 1 Chr. 11:46.
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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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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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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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JAASIEL
[ebd] made by God, one of David's body-guard, the son of Abner (1 Chr. 27:21), called Jasiel in 1 Chr. 11:47.
[isbe] JAASIEL - ja-a'-si-el (ya`asi'el, "God makes" (?)): In 1 Ch 11:47, a Mezobaite, one of "the mighty men of the armies," and probably = "Jaasiel" of 1 Ch 27:21, "the son of Abner," and a Benjamite tribal prince of David's. the...
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Mahavite
[isbe] MAHAVITE - ma'-ha-vit (machawim, "villagers"): The description given to Eliel, one of David's warrior guard (1 Ch 11:46), perhaps to distinguish him from the Eliel in the next verse. Massoretic Text is very obscure here.
[nave] MAHAVITE 1 Chr. 11:46
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Mezobaite
[isbe] MEZOBAITE - me-zo'-ba-it (ha-metsbhayah): The designation of Jaasiel, one of David's heroes (1 Ch 11:47).
[nave] MEZOBAITE 1 Chr. 11:47
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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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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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MESOBAITE, THE
[smith] a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1Â Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any certainty to what it refers.
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MAHAVITE, THE
[smith] the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David?s guard, whose name is preserved in the catalogue of (1Â Chronicles 11:46) only.
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