1 Chronicles 11:26

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“Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,”

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BSBPD

“Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the mighty ones of the forces <FI>are<Fi> Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 11:26 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
  2. 2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
  3. 2 Samuel 21:19Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
  4. 2 Samuel 23:24Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
  5. 1 Chronicles 27:7The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.

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