2 Samuel 23:39

New Life Version

and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven 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.

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 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 men of war. There was Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, head of the three. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed 800 men at one time. ⁹ Next to him among the three strong men was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was with David when they spoke against the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had left. ¹⁰ Eleazar got up and killed the Philistines until his hand was tired from holding the sword. The Lord saved many of His people that day. The men returned after him only to take what had belonged to the dead. ¹¹ Next to him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together at Lehi, where there was a piece of ground full of lentil plants. The people ran from the Philistines. ¹² But Shammah stood in the center of the piece of ground and fought for it. He killed the Philistines. The Lord saved many of His people that day. ¹³ Then three of the thirty leaders went down to David during the gathering time to the cave of Adullam. The Philistine army was staying in the valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴ David was in the strong place, while the Philistine soldiers were in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ David had a desire and said, "If only someone would give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Bethlehem!" ¹⁶ So the three strong men broke through the Philistine army and took water from the well by the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the Lord, ¹⁷ and said, "O Lord, far be it from me to do this. Should I drink the blood of the men who went and put their lives in danger?" So he would not drink it. The three strong men did these things.

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.