2 Samuel 23:24

THE MESSAGE

"The Thirty" consisted of: Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem; Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite; Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; Abiezer the Anathothite; Sibbecai the Hushathite; Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai the Netophathite; Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite; Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites; Benaiah the Pirathonite; Hiddai from the badlands of Gaash; Abi-Albon the Arbathite; Azmaveth the Barhumite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite; Jashen the Gizonite; Jonathan son of Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam son of Sharar the Urite; Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite; Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; Hezro the Carmelite; Paarai the Arbite; Igal son of Nathan, commander of the army of Hagrites; Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite, weapon bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite; Uriah the Hittite. Thirty-seven, all told.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Among the Thirty were

Hebrew Names Version
`Asa'el the brother of Yo'av was one of the thirty; Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beit-Lechem,

King James Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

English Standard Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

New Century Version
The following men were among the Thirty: Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

New English Translation
Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

Amplified Bible
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; then Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

New American Standard Bible
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; and there was Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Asahel the brother of Ioab was one of the thirtie: Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Beth-lehem:

Legacy Standard Bible
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Contemporary English Version
Some of the Thirty Warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab Elhanan the son of Dodo from Bethlehem Shammah from Harod Elika from Harod Helez the Paltite Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa Abiezer from Anathoth Mebunnai the Hushathite Zalmon the Ahohite Maharai from Netophah Heleb the son of Baanah from Netophah Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the tribe of Benjamin Benaiah from Pirathon Hiddai from the streams on Mount Gaash Abialbon from Beth-Arabah Azmaveth from Bahurim Eliahba from Shaalbon Jashen Jonathan the son of Shammah the Hararite Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai from Maacah Eliam the son of Ahithophel from Gilo Hezro from Carmel Paarai the Arbite Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah Bani the Gadite Zelek from Ammon Naharai from Beeroth, who carried the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite Uriah the Hittite There were thirty-seven in all.

Complete Jewish Bible
‘Asah'el the brother of Yo'av was one of the thirty, Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beit-Lechem,

Darby Translation
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Easy-to-Read Version
The following men were among the Thirty Heroes: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

George Lamsa Translation
Ashael, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty;

Good News Translation
Other members of "The Thirty" included: Asahel, Joab's brother Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem Shammah and Elika from Harod Helez from Pelet Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa Abiezer from Anathoth Mebunnai from Hushah Zalmon from Ahoh Maharai from Netophah Heleb son of Baanah from Netophah Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin Benaiah from Pirathon Hiddai from the valleys near Gaash Abialbon from Arabah Azmaveth from Bahurim Eliahba from Shaalbon The sons of Jashen Jonathan Shammah from Harar Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar Eliphelet son of Ahasbai from Maacah Eliam son of Ahithophel from Gilo Hezro from Carmel Paarai from Arab Igal son of Nathan from Zobah Bani from Gad Zelek from Ammon Naharai from Beeroth, Joab's armorbearer Ira and Gareb from Jattir Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven famous soldiers in all.

Lexham English Bible
Among the thirty were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Literal Translation
Asahel the brother of Joab was of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Asahel the brother of Ioab is amonge ye thirtie: Elham his vncles sonne at Bethleem.

American Standard Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

Bible in Basic English
Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Asahel the brother of Ioab, was one of the thirtie: Elhanan the sonne of Dodo, of Bethlehem:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;

King James Version (1611)
Asahel the brother of Ioab was one of the thirtie: Elhanan the sonne of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Asael Joab’s brother; he was among the thirty. Eleanan son of Dudi his uncle in Bethleem.

English Revised Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem;

Berean Standard Bible
Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Asahel, the brother of Joab, was among thretti men; Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brother, of Bethleem; Semma, of Arari;

Young's Literal Translation
Asahel brother of Joab [is] of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem.

Update Bible Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

Webster's Bible Translation
Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

World English Bible
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

New King James Version
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

New Living Translation
Other members of the Thirty included: Asahel, Joab's brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

New Life Bible
Joab's brother Asahel was among the thirty. Then there was Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

New Revised Standard
Among the Thirty were Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Asahel, brother of Joab, was among the thirty, - Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Asael the brother of Joab was one of the thirty, Elehanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem.

Revised Standard Version
As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab was one of the thirty; Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Contextual Overview

⁸ This is the listing of David's top men. Josheb-Basshebeth, the Tahkemonite. He was chief of the Three. He once put his spear to work against eight hundred—killed them all in a day. ⁹Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite was the next of the elite Three. He was with David when the Philistines poked fun at them at Pas Dammim. When the Philistines drew up for battle, Israel retreated. But Eleazar stood his ground and killed Philistines right and left until he was exhausted—but he never let go of his sword! A big win for God that day. The army then rejoined Eleazar, but all there was left to do was the cleanup. ¹¹Shammah son of Agee the Hararite was the third of the Three. The Philistines had mustered for battle at Lehi, where there was a field full of lentils. Israel fled before the Philistines, but Shammah took his stand at the center of the field, successfully defended it, and routed the Philistines. Another great victory for God ! ¹³One day during harvest, the Three parted from the Thirty and joined David at the Cave of Adullam. A squad of Philistines had set up camp in the Valley of Rephaim. While David was holed up in the Cave, the Philistines had their base camp in Bethlehem. David had a sudden craving and said, "Would I ever like a drink of water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem!" So the Three penetrated the Philistine lines, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But David wouldn't drink it; he poured it out as an offering to God , saying, "There is no way, God , that I'll drink this! This isn't mere water, it's their life-blood—they risked their very lives to bring it!" So David refused to drink it. This is the sort of thing that the Three did. ¹⁸Abishai brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah was the head of the Thirty. He once got credit for killing three hundred with his spear, but he was never named in the same breath as the Three. He was the most respected of the Thirty and was their captain, but never got included among the Three. ²⁰Benaiah son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel was a vigorous man who accomplished a great deal. He once killed two lion cubs in Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he climbed down into a pit and killed a lion. Another time he killed a formidable Egyptian. The Egyptian was armed with a spear and Benaiah went against him with nothing but a walking stick; he seized the spear from his grip and killed him with his own spear. ²²These are the things that Benaiah son of Jehoiada is famous for. But neither did he ever get ranked with the Three. He was held in greatest respect among the Thirty, but he never got included with the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard. ²⁴"The Thirty" consisted of: Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem; Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite; Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; Abiezer the Anathothite; Sibbecai the Hushathite; Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai the Netophathite; Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite; Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites; Benaiah the Pirathonite; Hiddai from the badlands of Gaash; Abi-Albon the Arbathite; Azmaveth the Barhumite; Eliahba the Shaalbonite; Jashen the Gizonite; Jonathan son of Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam son of Sharar the Urite; Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite; Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; Hezro the Carmelite; Paarai the Arbite; Igal son of Nathan, commander of the army of Hagrites; Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite, weapon bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite; Uriah the Hittite. Thirty-seven, all told.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Asahel: 2 Samuel 2:18, 1 Chronicles 11:26, 1 Chronicles 27:7

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty,.... Or rather over the thirty n, who are next mentioned; since there are thirty reckoned besides him, and the Arabic version calls him the prince of the thirty; Joab is not named at all, because he was general of the whole army, and so not to be reckoned in any of the three classes:

Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem: a townsman of David.

n בשלישים "supra triginta istos", Junius & Tremellius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

etc. The early death of Asahel 2 Samuel 2:32 would make it very likely that his place in the 30 would be filled up, and so easily account for the number 31 in the list. Compare throughout the list in 1 Chronicles 11:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 23:24. Asahel - was one of the thirty — Asahel was one of those officers, or troops, called the shalishim. This Asahel, brother of Joab, was the same that was killed by Abner, 2 Samuel 2:23.