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2 Samuel 23:8

¶ These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

These be the names {H8034} of the mighty men {H1368} whom David {H1732} had: The Tachmonite {H8461} that sat {H3427} in the seat {H7675}{H3429}, chief {H7218} among the captains {H7991}; the same was Adino {H5722} the Eznite {H6112}: he lift up his spear against eight {H8083} hundred {H3967}, whom he slew {H2491} at one {H259} time {H6471}.

Following are the names of David's warrior-heroes: Yoshev-Bashevet the Tach'kmoni, chief of the three, also known as 'Adino the 'Etzni; he is the one who came against 800 men, whom he killed in a single encounter.

These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.

These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Chronicles 11:11 (3 votes)

    And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:47 (3 votes)

    Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:2 (3 votes)

    Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:32 (2 votes)

    Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's sons:
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