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2 Samuel 23:9

2 Samuel 23:9
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:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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, Ch1 8:4; this Eleazar was the next to the Tachmonite, the second…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Gone away - Rather, went up to battle (2Sa 5:19; 2Ki 3:21, etc.) against them. These words and what follows as far as “troop” 2Sa 23:11 have fallen out of the text in Chronicles. The effect of this is…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

When they defied the Philistines that were there gathered - This is supposed to refer to the war in which David slew Goliath.

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Dodo The Kthîbhmay be read Dodai, as the name is given in 1Ch 27:4, where we learn that Dodai, as next in rank to Jashobeam, was general of the second division of the army.

the Ahohite A patronymic…