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Brenton's Septuagint

2 Samuel 23:37

Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, son of Saruia.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Naharai;   Zelek;   Thompson Chain Reference - Armour-Bearers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Zelek;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Naharai;   Proselytes;   Uriah;   Zelek;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Beeroth;   Mighty Men;   Naharai;   Samuel, Books of;   Zabad;   Zelek;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Beeroth;   Giant;   Ithrite, the;   Naharai;   Samuel, Books of;   Zelek;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Beeroth ;   Naharai, Nahari ;   Zelek ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Nahar'a-I;   Na'hari;   Ze'lok;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Armor-Bearer;   Army;   Beeroth;   Beerothite;   David;   Naharai;   Zelek;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Zelek the Ammonite,
Hebrew Names Version
Tzelek the `Ammonite, Naharai the Be'erotite, armor bearers to Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah,
King James Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
English Standard Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
New Century Version
Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai the Beerothite, who carried the armor of Joab son of Zeruiah;
New English Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),
Amplified Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
New American Standard Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Zelek the Ammonite: Naharai the Becrothite, the armour bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah:
Legacy Standard Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Complete Jewish Bible
Tzelek the ‘Amoni, Nachrai the Be'eroti, armor-bearer for Yo'av the son of Tz'ruyah,
Darby Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Easy-to-Read Version
Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai from Beeroth (Naharai carried the armor for Joab son of Zeruiah);
George Lamsa Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zoriah,
Lexham English Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the carriers of the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Literal Translation
Zelek of Ammon; Naharai the Beerothite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Zeleg the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the weapen bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zeru Ia,
American Standard Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Bible in Basic English
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Zelec the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, which was the harnesse bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
King James Version (1611)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, armour-bearer to Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah,
English Revised Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
Berean Standard Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bonny, of Gaddi; Silech, of Ammony; Naarai, of Beroth, the squyer of Joab, the sone of Saruye;
Young's Literal Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,
Update Bible Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Webster's Bible Translation
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
World English Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
New King James Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
New Living Translation
Zelek from Ammon; Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;
New Life Bible
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the one who carried the battle clothes of Joab the son of Zeruiah.
New Revised Standard
Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Zelek, the Ammonite, - Naharai, the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab son of Zeruiah;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia,
Revised Standard Version
Zelek the Ammonite, Na'harai of Be-er'oth, the armor-bearer of Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Contextual Overview

8 These are the names of the mighty men of David: Jebosthe the Chananite is a captain of the third part: Adinon the Asonite, he drew his sword against eight hundred soldiers at once. 9 And after him Eleanan the son of his uncle, son of Dudi who was among the three mighty men with David; and when he defied the Philistines they were gathered there to war, and the men of Israel went up. 10 He arose an smote the Philistines, until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword: and the Lord wrought a great salvation in that day, and the people rested behind him only to strip the slain. 11 And after him Samaia the son of Asa the Arachite: and the Philistines were gathered to Theria; and there was there a portion of ground full of lentiles; and the people fled before the Philistines. 12 And he stood firm in the midst of the portion, and rescued it, and smote the Philistines; and the Lord wrought a great deliverance. 13 And three out of the thirty went down, and came to Cason to David, to the cave of Odollam; and there was an army of the Philistines, and they encamped in the valley of Raphain. 14 And David was then in the strong hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem. 15 And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem. 16 And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem in the gate: and they took it, and brought it to David, and he would not drink it, but poured it out before the Lord. 17 And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink of the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zelek: 1 Chronicles 11:39

Nahari: 1 Chronicles 11:37

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 24:2 - Joab

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Zelek the Ammonite,.... Who was so either by birth, and became a proselyte; so the Targum says, he was of the children of Ammon; or is so called, because he had sojourned some time in their land, or had done some exploits against them; unless he was of Chepharhaammonai, a city of the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:24;

Naharai the Beerothite; native of Beeroth, a city in the same tribe, Joshua 18:25;

armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; Joab had ten of them, this perhaps was the chief of them, 2 Samuel 18:15; who was advanced to be a captain, and therefore has a name and place among the thirty, very likely for some military, exploits performed by him; he is in the list of David's worthies, though not Joab his master, as before observed; the reason of Joab being left out is either because he was over them all, as before noted; according to Josephus t, Uriah the Hittite, after mentioned, was an armourbearer to Joab.

t Antiqu. l. 7. c. 7. sect. 1.


 
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