1 Chronicles 11:26

Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	וְגִבּוֹרֵ֖י ve.gi.bo.Rei	H1368	powerful · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
armies	הַחֲיָלִ֑ים ha.cha.ya.Lim	H2428	probably a force · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Asahel	עֲשָׂה 'a.sah-	H6214	Asahel · proper noun, a man's name
brother	אֲחִ֣י 'a.Chi	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct
Joab	יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
Elhanan	אֶלְחָנָ֥ן 'el.cha.Nan	H445	Elchanan · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Dodo	דּוֹד֖וֹ do.Do	H1734	Dodo · proper noun, a man's name
Beth-lehem	מִבֵּ֥ית mi.Beit	H1035	Beth-Lechem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 27:7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and fo…
2 Samuel 2:18-23 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
2 Samuel 3:30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
2 Samuel 21:19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliat…
2 Samuel 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 11:10–end

We have here an account of David's worthies, the great men of his time that served him and were preferred by him. The first edition of this catalogue we had, Sa2 23:8, etc. This is much the same, only that those named here from Ch1 11:41 to the end are added. Observe, I. The connexion of this catalogue with that which is said concerning David, Ch1 11:9. 1. David waxed greater and greater, and these were his mighty men. Much of the strength and honour of great men is borrowed from their servants and depends upon them, which cannot but somewhat diminish pomp and power in the opinion of those that are wise. David is great because he has great men about him; take these away, and he is where he w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 11:26

Also the valiant men of the armies--This was the third degree of military rank, and Asahel was their chief; the names of few of those mentioned are historically known.

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 11:25

David set him over his guard - "Made him chief ruler over his disciples." - T. For other particulars, see the notes on the parallel places, where the subject is farther considered.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 11:10-47

This account of David’s mighty warriors demonstrates that David had the support of Israel’s best and bravest men, as well as the support of all Israel (cp. 2 Sam 23:8-39). 11:10 just as the Lord had promised: David’s kingship was God’s choice, not David’s or the people’s (cp. 11:3; 1 Sam 16:11-14).

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 11:26

And the mighty warriors but not like those above.

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Dictionary and topics

Asahel — Made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot. When fighting against Ish-bosheth at Gibeon, in the army of his brother Joab, he was put to…
Dodo — Amatory; loving. (1.) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1). (2.) An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David’s three heroes (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chr. 11:12). He was the same with Dodai mentioned…
Elhanan — Whom God has graciously bestowed. (1.) A warrior of the time of David famed for his exploits. In the Authorized Version (2 Sam. 21:19) it is recorded that “Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a…
Giants — (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning “violent” or “causing to fall” (Gen. 6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root signifying…
Asahel · 1. Nephew of David, and one of his — 1. Nephew of David, and one of his
Dodo · 3. A Bethlehemite — 3. A Bethlehemite

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).