2 Samuel 23:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Asahel brother of Joab <FI>is<Fi> of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 23:24 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 2:13So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
  2. 2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
  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. 1 Chronicles 11:26Now these were the mighty men: 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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