2-Samuel - 23:31



31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 23:31.

Differing Translations

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Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Beromi,
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,

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Historical Commentaries

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Abialbon the Arbathite,.... A native of Betharabah, either in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:6, or in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:18; he is called Abiel in 1-Chronicles 11:32,
Azmaveth the Barhumite; or Bachurimite, the letters transposed, an inhabitant of Bachurim or Bahurim, a city in the tribe of Benjamin, 2-Samuel 16:5.

Abi-Albon (written incorrectly Abiel in the Chronicles) the Arbathite, i.e., from the place called Beth-haarabah or Arabah (Joshua 15:61 and Joshua 18:18, Joshua 18:22) in the desert of Judah, on the site of the present Kasr Hajla (see at Joshua 15:6). Azmaveth of Bahurim: see at 2-Samuel 16:5.

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