2 Samuel 23:39

THE MESSAGE

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.

Easy-to-Read Version
and Uriah the Hittite. There were 37 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 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
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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.