2 Samuel 23:25

Contemporary English Version

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 Century Version
Shammah the Harodite; Elika the Harodite;

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: Ishbosheth the son of Hachmon was the leader of the Three Warriors. In one battle, he killed eight hundred men with his spear. ⁹ The next one of the Three Warriors was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite. One time when the Philistines were at war with Israel, he and David dared the Philistines to fight them. Every one of the Israelite soldiers turned and ran, ¹⁰ except Eleazar. He killed Philistines until his hand was cramped, and he couldn't let go of his sword. When Eleazar finished, all the Israelite troops had to do was come back and take the enemies' weapons and armor. The Lord gave Israel a great victory that day. ¹¹ Next was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. One time the Philistines brought their army together to destroy a crop of peas growing in a field near Lehi. The rest of Israel's soldiers ran away from the Philistines, ¹² but Shammah stood in the middle of the field and killed the Philistines. The crops were saved, and the Lord gave Israel a great victory. ¹³ One year at harvest time, the Three Warriors went to meet David at Adullam Cave. The Philistine army had set up camp in Rephaim Valley ¹⁴ and had taken over Bethlehem. David was in his fortress, ¹⁵ and he was very thirsty. He said, "I wish I had a drink from the well by the gate at Bethlehem." ¹⁶ The Three Warriors sneaked into the Philistine camp and got some water from the well near Bethlehem's gate. But after they brought the water back to David, he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as a sacrifice ¹⁷ and said to the Lord , "I can't drink this water! It's like the blood of these men who risked their lives to get it for me." The Three Warriors did these brave deeds.

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.