2 Samuel 23:25

New Century Version

Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Shammah the Harodite,

Hebrew Names Version
Shammah the Harodi, Elika the Harodi,

King James Version
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

English Standard Version
Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,

New English Translation
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Amplified Bible
Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,

New American Standard Bible
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Shammah the Harodite: Elika ye Harodite:

Legacy Standard Bible
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Complete Jewish Bible
Shammah the Harodi, Elika the Harodi,

Darby Translation
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Easy-to-Read Version
Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite;

George Lamsa Translation
Also Shammah of the kings mountain,

Lexham English Bible
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Literal Translation
Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Samma the Haradite, Elika the Haradite,

American Standard Version
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Bible in Basic English
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Samma the Harodite, Elica the Harodite,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite;

King James Version (1611)
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Saema the Rudaean.

English Revised Version
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite;

Berean Standard Bible
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Elcha, of Arodi; Helas, of Phelti;

Young's Literal Translation
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Update Bible Version
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Webster's Bible Translation
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

World English Bible
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

New King James Version
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

New Living Translation
Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod;

New Life Bible
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

New Revised Standard
Shammah of Harod; Elika of Harod;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Shammah, the Harodite; Elika, the Harodite;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Semma of Harodi, Elica of Harodi,

Revised Standard Version
Shammah of Harod, Eli'ka of Harod,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Contextual Overview

⁸ These are the names of David's warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, the Tahkemonite, was head of the Three. He killed eight hundred men at one time. ⁹ Next was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. Eleazar was one of the three soldiers who were with David when they challenged the Philistines. The Philistines were gathered for battle, and the Israelites drew back. ¹⁰ But Eleazar stayed where he was and fought the Philistines until he was so tired his hand stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory for the Israelites that day. The troops came back after Eleazar had won the battle, but only to take weapons and armor from the enemy. ¹¹ Next there was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines came together to fight in a vegetable field. Israel's troops ran away from the Philistines, ¹² but Shammah stood in the middle of the field and fought for it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord gave a great victory. ¹³ Once, three of the Thirty, David's chief soldiers, came down to him at the cave of Adullam during harvest. The Philistine army had camped in the Valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴ At that time David was in the stronghold, and some of the Philistines were in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ David had a strong desire for some water. He said, "Oh, I wish someone would get me water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem!" ¹⁶ So the three warriors broke through the Philistine army and took water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem. Then they brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out before the Lord , ¹⁷ saying, "May the Lord keep me from drinking this water! It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives!" So David refused to drink it. These were the brave things that the three warriors did.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shammah: 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 11:28, Shammoth the Harorite

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 27:8 - Shamhuth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Shammah the Harodite,.... Called Shammah the Harorite in

1 Chronicles 11:27; by a change of the letters ר "R" and ד "D", which is frequent:

Elika the Harodite; or who was of Harod, as the Targum; these both were from one place: mention is made of the well of Harod, Judges 7:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 23:25. Shammah the Harodite — There are several varieties in the names of the following shalishim; which may be seen by comparing these verses with 1 Chronicles 11:27.