2 Samuel 23:37

Easy-to-Read Version

Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai from Beeroth (Naharai carried the armor for Joab son of Zeruiah);

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Zelek the Ammonite,

Hebrew Names Version
Tzelek the `Ammonite, Naharai the Be'erotite, armor bearers to Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah,

King James Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

English Standard Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

New Century Version
Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite, who carried the armor of Joab son of Zeruiah;

New English Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),

Amplified Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

New American Standard Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Zelek the Ammonite: Naharai the Becrothite, the armour bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah:

Legacy Standard Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Complete Jewish Bible
Tzelek the ‘Amoni, Nachrai the Be'eroti, armor-bearer for Yo'av the son of Tz'ruyah,

Darby Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

George Lamsa Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zoriah,

Lexham English Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the carriers of the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Literal Translation
Zelek of Ammon; Naharai the Beerothite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Zeleg the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the weapen bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zeru Ia,

American Standard Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Bible in Basic English
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Zelec the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, which was the harnesse bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

King James Version (1611)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, armour-bearer to Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, son of Saruia.

English Revised Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

Berean Standard Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bonny, of Gaddi; Silech, of Ammony; Naarai, of Beroth, the squyer of Joab, the sone of Saruye;

Young's Literal Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

Update Bible Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Webster's Bible Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

World English Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

New King James Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),

New Living Translation
Zelek from Ammon; Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;

New Life Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the one who carried the battle clothes of Joab the son of Zeruiah.

New Revised Standard
Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Zelek, the Ammonite, - Naharai, the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab son of Zeruiah;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia,

Revised Standard Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Na'harai of Be-er'oth, the armor-bearer of Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Contextual Overview

⁸ These are the names of David's special soldiers: Josheb Basshebeth the Tahkemonite was captain of the king's special forces. He used his spear to kill 800 men at one time. ⁹ Next, there was Eleazar son of Dodai who was there with David when he challenged the Philistines who had gathered for battle. The Israelites ran away, ¹⁰ but Eleazar stood and fought the Philistines until his hand became so tired that it cramped around his sword handle. The Lord won a great victory that day. The people of Israel came back, but only to take things from the dead. ¹¹ Next there was Shammah son of Agee from Harar. The Philistines came together to fight. They fought in a field of lentils. The people ran away from the Philistines. ¹² But Shammah stood in the middle of the field and defended it. He defeated the Philistines. The Lord gave Israel a great victory that day. ¹³ Once during harvest time David was at the cave of Adullam, and three of the Thirty Heroes went down to meet him there. At the same time the Philistine army was camped in the Valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴ Another time David was in the fortress, and a group of Philistines soldiers was stationed in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ David was thirsty for some water from his hometown, so he said, "Oh, if only I could have some water from that well by the gate in Bethlehem." ¹⁶ So the Three Heroes fought their way through the Philistine army and got some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem. They took it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it on the ground as an offering to the Lord . ¹⁷ David said, " Lord , I cannot drink this water. It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives for me." This is why David refused to drink the water. The Three Heroes did many brave things like that.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zelek: 1 Chronicles 11:39

Nahari: 1 Chronicles 11:37

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 24:2 - Joab

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Zelek the Ammonite,.... Who was so either by birth, and became a proselyte; so the Targum says, he was of the children of Ammon; or is so called, because he had sojourned some time in their land, or had done some exploits against them; unless he was of Chepharhaammonai, a city of the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:24;

Naharai the Beerothite; native of Beeroth, a city in the same tribe, Joshua 18:25;

armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; Joab had ten of them, this perhaps was the chief of them, 2 Samuel 18:15; who was advanced to be a captain, and therefore has a name and place among the thirty, very likely for some military, exploits performed by him; he is in the list of David's worthies, though not Joab his master, as before observed; the reason of Joab being left out is either because he was over them all, as before noted; according to Josephus t, Uriah the Hittite, after mentioned, was an armourbearer to Joab.

t Antiqu. l. 7. c. 7. sect. 1.