1 Chronicles 11:26

1 Chronicles 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,
• New International Version (NIV)The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the mighty warriors were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Context of 1 Chronicles 11:26

24Those were some things that Jehoiada's son Benaiah did. He became as famous as the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’. 25He received more honour than the other 30 great soldiers, but he did not belong to the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’. David made him the leader of his own special soldiers who were his guards. These men were also David's great soldiers: Joab's brother Asahel. Elhanan, Dodo's son, from Bethlehem. 27Shammoth, from Harod's clan. Helez, from Pelon's clan. 28Ira, Ikkesh's son, from Tekoa. Abiezer, from Anathoth.

1 Chronicles 11:26 word by word

וְגִבּוֹרֵ֖י הַחֲיָלִ֑ים עֲשָׂה־אֵל֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־דּוֹד֖וֹ מִבֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also the valiant menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• of the armiesחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵל‛ăώâh'êl · AsahelH6214
• the brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• of Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• Elhananאֶלְחָנָן'elchânân · ElhananH445
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Dodoדּוֹדוֹdôdô · DodoH1734
• of Beth–lehemבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:26

• 1 Chronicles 27:7Asahel was the leader of the fourth group of 24,000 soldiers. They worked in the fourth month. Asahel was Joab's brother. His son Zebadiah was the leader of the group after him.
• 2 Samuel 2:18Zeruiah's three sons were there. They were Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel could run as fast as a wild deer.
• 2 Samuel 3:30That is how Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner. They killed him because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
• 2 Samuel 23:24These men were among David's 30 great soldiers: Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan, Dodo's son, from Bethlehem,
• 2 Samuel 21:19In another battle against the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan, the son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem, killed Goliath from Gath. Goliath's spear was very thick and heavy, like a big tree.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26etc. The list of names here given corresponds generally with that in 1 Chronicles 11:10. The writer of Samuel does not assign his list to any definite period of David‘s reign, but probably delivers it to us as it was constituted at a later date. It is quite possible therefore that the names which occur only in Chronicles are those of persons who had died or quitted the army before the other list was made out, and that the new names in Samuel are the names…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-47Verses 10-47 An account is given of David's worthies, the great men who served him. Yet David reckoned his success, not as from the mighty men that were with him, but from the mighty God, whose presence is all in all. In strengthening him, they strengthened themselves and their own interest, for his advancement was theirs. We shall gain by what we do in our places for the support of the kingdom of the Son of David; and those that are faithful to Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-47This story about David's mighty warriors shows that Israel's best and bravest men supported him, along with all of Israel (compare 2 Samuel 23:8–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Also the valiant men of the armies--This was the third degree of military rank, and Asahel was their chief; the names of few of those mentioned are historically known.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 11:26

• Armies
• Asahel
• Dodo
• Elhanan

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Asahel
• Chief
• Giants
• Amasai
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dodo; Dodai
• Elhanan
• Genealogy
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary