2 Samuel 23:36

Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Igal	יִגְאָ֤ל yig.'Al	H3008	Jigal · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nathan	נָתָן֙ na.Tan	H5416	Nathan · proper noun, a man's name
Zobah	מִצֹּבָ֔ה mi.tzo.Vah	H6678	Zoba or Zobah · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Bani	בָּנִ֖י ba.Ni	H1137	Bani · proper noun, a man's name
Gadite	הַגָּדִֽי ha.ga.Di	H1425	a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

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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 23:36

Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah,.... kingdom in Syria, 2 Samuel 8:3; according to Hillerus (s) the same with Joel, 1 Chronicles 11:38, Bani the Gadite; who was of the tribe of Gad, as the Targum; in the room of this stands "Mibhar, the son of Haggeri", in 1 Chronicles 11:38. (s) Onomastic. Sacr. p. 856.

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

Bani — Built. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:46. (2.) One of David’s thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite (2 Sam. 23:36). (3.) Ezra 2:10; 10:29, 34, 38. (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon…
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…
Haggeri — (wanderer) was one of the mighty men of David’s guard, according to (1 Chronicles 11:38) The parallel passage— (2 Samuel 23:36)—has “Bani the Gadite,” which is probably the correct reading. (B.C.…
Igal — Avengers. (1.) Num. 13:7, one of the spies of the tribe of Issachar. (2.) Son of Nathan of Zobah, and one of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:36). (3.) 1 Chr. 3:22.
Mibhar — Choice, a Hagarene, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:38); called also Bani the Gadite (2 Sam. 23:36).
Nathan — Given. (1.) A prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Chr. 9:29). He is first spoken of in connection with the arrangements David made for the building of the temple (2 Sam. 7:2, 3, 17), and…
Bani · 1. A Gadite — 1. A Gadite
Igal · .One of David’s guards — .One of David’s guards
Joel · . — .

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).