2 Samuel 23:39

Easy-to-Read Version

and Uriah the Hittite. There were 37 in all.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and Uriah the Hethite.

Hebrew Names Version
Uriyah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

King James Version
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

English Standard Version
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

New Century Version
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

New English Translation
and Uriah the Hittite. Altogether there were thirty-seven.

Amplified Bible
Uriah the Hittite—thirty-seven in all.

New American Standard Bible
and Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Vriiah the Hittite, thirtie and seuen in all.

Legacy Standard Bible
Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

Complete Jewish Bible
Uriyah the Hitti — thirty-seven in all.

Darby Translation
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

George Lamsa Translation
And Uriah the Hittite: the servants of David were thirty-seven in all.

Lexham English Bible
Uriah the Hittite; in all, thirty-seven.

Literal Translation
Uriah the Hittite; thirty seven in all.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vrias the Hethite. These are alltogether seuen and thirtie.

American Standard Version
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

Bible in Basic English
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Aria the Hethite: thirtie and seuen in all.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Uriah the Hittite. Thirty and seven in all.

King James Version (1611)
Uriah the Hittite: thirtie and seuen in all.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Urias the Chettite: thirty-seven in all.

English Revised Version
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

Berean Standard Bible
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Vrye, of Ethei; alle weren seuene and thretti men.

Young's Literal Translation
Uriah the Hittite; in all thirty and seven.

Update Bible Version
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

Webster's Bible Translation
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

World English Bible
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

New King James Version
and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

New Living Translation
Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

New Life Bible
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

New Revised Standard
Uriah the Hittite—thirty-seven in all.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Uriah, the Hittite, In all, thirty and seven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Urias the Hethite, thirty and seven in all.

Revised Standard Version
Uri'ah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.

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

Uriah: 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:6-27, 2 Samuel 12:9, 1 Kings 15:5, 1 Chronicles 11:41, Matthew 1:6

thirty and seven in all: From the number of these officers being thirty-seven, it is almost self-evident that shalishim cannot denote the thirty, as rendered in 2 Samuel 24:13, etc., but some particular description of men, or officers; for it can scarcely be said, with propriety, that we have thirty-seven out of thirty; and besides, in the parallel place in 1Chronicles, there are sixteen added!

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:3 - Heth 1 Samuel 26:6 - Hittite

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Uriah the Hittite,.... The husband of Bathsheba; of whom

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thirty and seven all; reckoning the three mighty men of the first class, the three of the second, and the third class consisting of thirty men, whose names are as above, and Joab the general and head of them all. In 1 Chronicles 11:41, Zabad the son of Ahlai follows Uriah as one of this catalogue; he succeeding in honour one that soon died, particularly Elika, 2 Samuel 23:25, who is omitted in Chronicles, where a list of fifteen more is given, 1 Chronicles 11:42; at the head of which stands Adina a Reubenite, "and thirty" are said to be "with him", according to our version; but should be rendered, as by Junius and Tremellius, "but the thirty were superior to him", that is, the above thirty; for these fifteen, though brave men, were of lesser note.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thirty and seven in all - This reckoning is correct, though only 36 “names” are given, the names of only two of the second triad being recorded, but 31 names are given from 2 Samuel 23:24 to the end, which, added to the two triads, or six, makes 37. Joab as captain of the whole host stands quite alone. In 1 Chronicles 11:41-47; after Uriah the Hittite, there follow sixteen other names, probably the names of those who took the places of those in the former list, who died from time to time, or who were added when the number was less rigidly restricted to thirty.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 23:39. Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. — To these the author of 1 Chronicles 11:41 adds Zabad son of Ahlai.

1 Chronicles 11:42 - Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him.

1 Chronicles 11:43 - Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

1 Chronicles 11:44 - Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

1 Chronicles 11:45 - Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

1 Chronicles 11:46 - Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

1 Chronicles 11:47 - Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

THE 4th and 5th verses 2 Samuel 23:4; 2 Samuel 23:5 are very obscure; L. De Dieu gives them a good meaning, if not the true one: -

"The perpetuity of his kingdom David amplifies by a comparison to three natural things, which are very grateful to men, but not constant and stable. For the sun arises and goes down again; the morning may be clear, but clouds afterwards arise; and the tender grass springs up, but afterwards withers. Not so, said he, is my kingdom before God; it is flourishing like all these, but perpetual, for he has made an everlasting covenant with me, though some afflictions have befallen me; and he has not made all my salvation and desire to grow."

De Dieu repeats כ ke, the note of similitude, thrice; and the following is his version: -

"The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake unto me, (or concerning me:) The just man ruleth among men; he ruleth in the fear of God. And, as the sun ariseth with a shining light; as the morning is without clouds by reason of its splendour; as, from rain, the tender grass springeth out of the earth; truly so is not my house with God: because he hath made an everlasting covenant with me; disposed in all things, and well kept and preserved in that order. Although he doth not make all my deliverance and desire to grow, i.e., though some adversities happen to me and my family; yet, that always remains, which, in the covenant of God made with me, is in all things orderly, disposed, and preserved."

See Bishop Patrick on the place.

Once more I must beg the reader to refer to the First Dissertation of Dr. Kennicott, on the present state of the printed Hebrew text; in which there is not only great light cast on this subject, several corruptions in the Hebrew text being demonstrated, but also many valuable criticisms on different texts in the sacred writings. There are two Dissertations, 2 vols. 8vo.; and both very valuable.