Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite;
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 23:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 11:3 David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
- 2 Samuel 15:12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 10:6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
- 2 Samuel 10:8 The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. The Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
- 2 Samuel 15:31 Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
- 2 Samuel 17:23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
- 1 Chronicles 27:33-34 Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend. After Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was the captain of the king’s army.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the…
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite,.... In Ch1 11:35, he is called Eliphal the son of Ur:
Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; David's counsellor, that went off to Absalom, Sa2 15:12; Eliam his son is supposed, by the Jews, to be the father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, Sa2 11:3; according to Hillerus (q), he is the same with Ahijah the Pelonite, Ch1 11:36.
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(q) Onomastic. Sacr. p. 906.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Eliphelet, &c., or Eliphal, the son of Ur; Hepher,…
Eliphelet, &c., or Eliphal, the son of Ur; Hepher, a Macherathite; Ahia, a Phelonite; Hesro, a Carmelite. See 1 Paralipomenon xi. 35.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 34. Here the text of 1Ch_11:35-36 diverges widely, and…
34. Here the text of 1Ch_11:35-36 diverges widely, and in place of the names in this verse reads “Eliphal the son of Ur, Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite.”
the son of the Maachathite] Better, the Maachathite, a member of the clan or family of Maachah, settled at Abel-beth-Maachah (ch. 2Sa_20:14 ff.); or possibly a native of the Syrian kingdom of Maachah (ch. 2Sa_10:6).
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Eliam] Son of David’s clever but treacherous counsellor (ch. 2Sa_15:12); supposed by some to be the father of Bath-sheba. But the identification is doubtful: see note on ch. 2Sa_11:3.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (34) Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai.—The reading in Chronicles…
(34) Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai.—The reading in Chronicles is quite different: “Eliphal the son of Ur, Hepher the Mecherathite,” thus making two heroes instead of the one given here. So, also, instead of “Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,” Chronicles has Ahijah the Pelonite. In the latter case it seems likely that different persons are intended, one being mentioned in one list and the other in the other. It is interesting to know that a son of David’s astute but treacherous counsellor was among his thirty heroes.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the…
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite. In Chronicles this becomes "Elipha the son of Ur, Hepher the Mecherathite." If the text here is correct, Eliphelet must be a native of Beth-Maachah, a town in Naphtali. (2Sa_20:14) Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite. Instead of this, we find "Ahijah the Pelonite" in 1Ch_11:36. Eliam is supposed by many to have been Bathsheba"s father. (see note on 2Sa_11:3; and for Ahithophel the Gilonite, note on 2Sa_15:12)
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