And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| after | וְאַחֲרָ֛יו ve.'a.cha.ro | H310 | properly · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| Eleazar | אֶלְעָזָ֥ר 'el.'a.Zar | H499 | Elazar · 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 | דֹּד֖וֹ do.di | H1734 | Dodo · proper noun, a man's name |
| Ahohite | אֲחֹחִ֑י 'a.cho.Chi | H266 | an Achochite or descendant of Achoach · noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| three | בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה bish.lo.Shah | H7969 | three · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute |
| men | הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים ha.gi.bo.rim | H1368 | powerful · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute |
| David | דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid | H1732 | David · proper noun, a man's name |
| defied | בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם be.cha.re.Fam | H2778 | to pull off · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural |
| Philistines | בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים ba.pe.lish.tim | H6430 | a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute |
| together | נֶאֶסְפוּ ne.'es.fu- | H622 | to gather for any purpose · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural |
| battle | לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה la.mil.cha.Mah | H4421 | a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| men | אִ֥ישׁ 'ish | H376 | a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · proper noun, a place name |
| away | וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu | H5927 | to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural |
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When they defied the Philistines that were there gathered - This is supposed to refer to the war in which David slew Goliath.
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite,.... Or the son of Ahohi, perhaps the same with Ahoah, a descendant of Benjamin, 1 Chronicles 8:4; this Eleazar was the next to the Tachmonite, the second worthy of the first class: one of the three mighty men with David; the second of the three valiant men that were with David in his wars, and fought with him, and for him: when they defied the Philistines; clapped their hands at them, gloried over them, daring them to come and light them; so did David and his mighty men, as Goliath had defied them before: that were there gathered together to battle; at Pasdammim, as appears from 1 Chronicles 11:13, and the men of Israel were gone awa…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe 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…
Read the whole note in the consoleThis section is a listing of David’s elite warriors by name, the most prominent of whom are listed with a notable accomplishment. These warriors were some of the “iron tools” that God used to “chop down” the godless (23:7). • The list divides into the Three and the Thirty. Some Hebrew scholars have suggested that the Thirty be translated as “Officers.” If that is correct, then it is possible that the Three was originally a term for a specific military office.
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The son of Dodo. This was his name. One of the three mighty men. Of the best of the mighty men.14There were more then just three men involved in fighting the Pelishtim. When they humiliated the Pelishtim. They made an agreement with each other to fight them and to vanquish them.
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