2 Samuel 23:30

Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Benaiah	בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ be.na.Ya.hu	H1141	Benajah · proper noun, a man's name
Pirathonite	פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י pir.'A.to.Ni	H6553	a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon · noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Hiddai	הִדַּ֖י hi.Dai	H1914	Hiddai · proper noun, a man's name
brooks	מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי mi.Na.cha.lei	H5158	a stream · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Gaash	גָֽעַשׁ Ga.'ash	H1608	Gaash · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Judges 12:15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
Joshua 24:30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
Judges 2:9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
Judges 12:13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
1 Chronicles 27:14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four…
Deuteronomy 1:24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
1 Chronicles 11:31-32 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

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Commentary

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 23:25

Shammah the Harodite - There are several varieties in the names of the following shalishim; which may be seen by comparing these verses with Ch1 11:27.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 23:30

Benaiah the Pirathonite,.... Who was of Pirathon, a city in the tribe of Ephraim, Judges 12:15. Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash; which perhaps ran by the hill Gaash, and was also in the tribe of Ephraim, Joshua 24:30. This man is called Hurai, 1 Chronicles 11:32.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 23:8–end

The following list of David's heroes we also find in 1 Chron 11:10-47, and expanded at the end by sixteen names (Ch1 11:41-47), and attached in Ch1 11:10 to the account of the conquest of the fortress of Zion by the introduction of a special heading. According to this heading, the heroes named assisted David greatly in his kingdom, along with all Israel, to make him king, from which it is evident that the chronicler intended by this heading to justify his appending the list to the account of the election of David as king over all the tribes of Israel (Ch1 11:1), and of the conquest of Zion, which followed immediately afterwards. In every other respect the two lists agree with one another, ex…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 23:24

Asahel, David’s nephew, was killed by Abner during the war between David and Ishbosheth (2:18-32). Asahel’s inclusion here suggests that parts of these lists go back to the beginning of David’s career. • Elhanan son of Dodo should not be confused with Elhanan son of Jair (21:19; 1 Chr 20:5).

Rashi on 2 Samuel 23:23

Of the thirty. Of all thirty in this section. Yonoson translates: "mighty men".23This is how he translates the word שְׁלשִׁים.

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Dictionary and topics

Benaiah — Built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His…
Gaash — A shaking, a hill, on the north side of which Joshua was buried (Josh. 24:30; Judg. 2:9), in the territory of Ephraim. (See TIMNATH-SERAH.)
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…
Hiddai — Rejoicing of Jehovah, one of David’s thirty-seven guards (2 Sam. 23:30).
Pirathonite — (1.) Abdon, the son of Hillel, so called, Judg. 12:13, 15. (2.) Benaiah the Ephraimite (2 Sam. 23:30), one of David’s thirty heroes.
Benaiah · 2. An Ephraimite, and distinguished warrior — 2. An Ephraimite, and distinguished warrior
Brooks · Mentioned in scripture: Gaash — Mentioned in scripture: Gaash
Gaash · Brooks of — Brooks of
Hiddai · One of David’s heroes — One of David’s heroes
Pirathon · Men of — Men of

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).