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Texts -- 2 Samuel 23:32 (NET)
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Jashen
[ebd] sleeping, called also Hashem (1 Chr. 11:34); a person, several of whose sons were in David's body-guard (2 Sam. 23:32).
[isbe] JASHEN - ja'-shen, jash'-en (yashen, "asleep"(?)): Seemingly the father of some of David s thirty valiant men (2 Sam 23:32 f). The Massoretic Text reads "Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, Shammah the Har...
[smith] (sleeping). Bene-Jashen --"sons of Jashen"-- are named in the catalogue of the heroes of David?s guard in (2Â Samuel 23:32) (B.C. 1046.)
[nave] JASHEN, father of one of David's heroes, 2 Sam. 23:32.
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Eliahba
[isbe] ELIAHBA - e-li'-a-ba, e-li-a'-ba ('elyach-ba', "God hides"): One of David's 30 mighty men (2 Sam 23:32; 1 Ch 11:33).
[smith] (whom God hides), on of the thirty of David?s guard. (2Â Samuel 23:32; 1Â Chronicles 11:33) (B.C. 1046.)
[nave] ELIAHBA, one of David's heroes, 2 Sam. 23:32; 1 Chr. 11:33.
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GIZONITE
[ebd] a name given to Hashem, an inhabitant of Gizoh, a place somewhere in the mountains of Judah (1 Chr. 11:34; 2 Sam. 23:32, 34).
[isbe] GIZONITE - gi'-zon-it: This gentilic name in 1 Ch 11:34, "Hashem the Gizonite," is probably an error for "Gunite" (compare Nu 26:48), and the passage should be corrected, after 2 Sam 23:32, into "Jashen the Gunite."
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Jonathan
[smith] that is, "the gift of Jehovah, " the eldest son of King Saul. (B.C. about 1095-1056.) He was a man of great strength and activity. (2Â Samuel 1:23) He was also famous as a warrior, (1Â Chronicles 12:2) as is shown by the ...
[nave] JONATHAN 1. A Levite of Bethlehem, who becomes a priest for Micah; accepts idolatry; joins the Danites, Judg. 17:7-13; 18:1-30. 2. Son of Saul, 1 Sam. 14:49. Victory of, over the Philistine garrison of Geba, 1 Sam. 13:3, 4...
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Shaalbonite
[isbe] SHAALBONITE - sha-al-bo'-nit, sha-al'-bo-nit (ha-sha`alboni; ho Salaboneites (2 Sam 23:32) Codex Vaticanus ho Homei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Salaboni): Eliahba, one of David's heroes, a native of Shaalbon. See SHAALBIM.
[nave] SHAALBONITE 2 Sam. 23:32; 1 Chr. 11:33
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SHAALBIM
[isbe] SHAALBIM - sha-al'-bim (sha`albim; Codex Vaticanus Bethalamei; Codex Alexandrinus Salabeim, in Joshua, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Thalabeim): When the Amorites had forced the children of Dan into the mountain the...
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SHAALBONITE, THE
[smith] Eliahba the Shaalbonite was one of David?s thirty seven heroes. (2Â Samuel 23:32; 1Â Chronicles 11:33) He was a native of a place named Shaalbon, but where it was is unknown. (B.C. 1048.)
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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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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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Courage
[nave] COURAGE Enjoined upon Joshua, Deut. 31:7, 8, 22, 23; Josh. 1:1-9; the Israelites, Lev. 26:6-8; 2 Chr. 32:7, 8; Solomon, 1 Chr. 22:13; 28:20; Asa, 2 Chr. 15:1-7. Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive office...
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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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SAMUEL, BOOKS OF
[isbe] SAMUEL, BOOKS OF - || I. PLACE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL IN THE HEBREW CANON II. CONTENTS OF THE BOOKS AND PERIOD OF TIME COVERED BY THE HISTORY III. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1. Life of Samuel (1 Samuel 1 through 15) 2. Reign and D...
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SHAMMAH
[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...
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MESSIAH
[isbe] MESSIAH - me-si'-a (mashiach; Aramaic meshicha'; Septuagint Christos, "anointed"; New Testament "Christ"): 1. Meaning and Use of the Term 2. The Messianic Hope I. THE MESSIAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. The Messianic King (1) Is...
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HASHEM
[isbe] HASHEM - ha'-shem (hashem): The "sons of Hashem" are mentioned (1 Ch 11:34) among David's mighty men. The parallel passage (2 Sam 23:32) has "sons of Jashen."
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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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AGEE
[isbe] AGEE - a'-ge (aghe', "fugitive"): A Hararite, father of Shammah, one of David's "three mighty men" (2 Sam 23:11). In 1 Ch 11:34 we read of one "Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite." The parallel in 2 Sam 23:32,33 reads "...
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ABISHAI
[isbe] ABISHAI - ab'-i-shi, a-bi'-shi ('abhishai, in Ch 'abhshai; meaning is doubtful, probably "my father is Jesse," BDB): Son of Zeruiah, David's sister, and one of the three famous brothers, of whom Joab and Asahel were the othe...
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JONATHAN (1)
[isbe] JONATHAN (1) - jon'-a-than (yehonathan, yonathan, "Yahweh has given"; Ionathan; compare JEHONATHAN): (1) (Hebrew yehonathan): The young "Levite" of Judges 17; 18 referred to by name in 18:30, where he is called "the son of G...
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