David’s Mighty Men
2 Samuel 23:9
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,Dodo is a variant of Dodai; see 1 Chronicles 27:4.
- KJV
- And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
- WEB
- After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
- ASV
- And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.
- LSV
- And after him [is] Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines—they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up—
- YLT
- And after him [is] Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines — they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up —
- DBY
- And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.
- DRC
- After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three valiant men that were with David when they defied the Philistines, and they were there gathered together to battle.
- GNV
- And after him was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo, the sonne of Ahohi, one of the three worthies with Dauid, when they defied the Philistims gathered there to battel, when the men of Israel were gone vp.
- JPS
- And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they jeoparded their lives against the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away;
- LXXE
- And after him Eleanan the son of his uncle, son of Dudi who was among the three mighty men with David; and when he defied the Philistines they were gathered there to war, and the men of Israel went up.Or, they defied him among the Philistines.
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- Written (Ketiv): דֹּדִי (“Dodi”). Read aloud (Qere): דֹּד֖וֹ (“Dodo”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Written (Ketiv): גִבֹּרִים (“warriors”). Read aloud (Qere): הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים (“the warriors”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- Leningrad Codex reads וְאַחֲרָ֛ו; read aloud (Qere) reads וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (“and [was] after him”).
- Written (Ketiv): וְאַחֲרוֹ. Read aloud (Qere): וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (“and [was] after him”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Leningrad Codex reads דֹּדֹ֖י; read aloud (Qere) reads דֹּד֖וֹ (“Dodo”).
- Leningrad Codex reads ַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים; read aloud (Qere) reads הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים (“the warriors”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- ואחרו אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־דדי בֶּן־אֲחֹחִ֑י בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה גברים עִם־דָּוִ֗ד בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁ֣ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read aloud as (qere): וְאַחֲרָ֛יוRead aloud as (qere): דֹּד֖וֹRead aloud as (qere): הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ μετʼ αὐτὸν Ἐλεανὰν υἱὸς πατραδέλφου αὐτοῦ υἱὸς Δουδὶ τοῦ ἐν τοῖς τρισὶ δυνατοῖς μετὰ Δαυίδ· καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀνειδίσαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἀλλοφύλοις, συνήχθησαν ἐκεῖ εἰς πόλεμον, καὶ ἀνέβησεν ἀνὴρ Ἰσραήλ.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:4Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- 1 Chronicles 11:12–14Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops…
- 1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies…
- 1 Samuel 17:45–46But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD…
- 1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
- Mark 14:50Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
- Numbers 23:7–8And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’ How can I curse what God…
- 1 Samuel 17:10Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
- Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
- 1 Chronicles 8:4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
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