Bible Encyclopedias
Ahasbai
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
a -has´bı̄ ( אחסבּי , 'aḥaṣbay , "blooming"): The father of Eliphelet, a Maacathite, a soldier in David's army (2 Samuel 23:34 ). He was either a native of Abel-beth-maacah (2 Samuel 20:14 ) or, more probably, of Maacah in Syria (2 Samuel 10:6 ). The list in 1 Chronicles 11:35 , 1 Chronicles 11:36 gives different names entirely. Here we have Ur and Hepher, which simply show that the text is corrupt in one or both places.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ahasbai'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/ahasbai.html. 1915.