Eliphelet (son of Eshek)

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One of David’s mighty warriors (2 Sam 23:34). The son of Ahasbai.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Eliphelet the Warrior

Eliphelet the Warrior (אֱלִיפֶלֶט‎, eliphelet). One of David’s mighty warriors (2 Sam 23:34). The son of Ahasbai.

Eliphelet, Descendant of Hashum

Eliphelet, Descendant of Hashum (אֱלִיפֶלֶט‎, eliphelet). A member of the family of Hashum in the postexilic Jewish community. Eliphelet was listed among those who agreed to Ezra’s demand to divorce his foreign wife (Ezra 10:33).

Eliphelet, Son of Eshek

Eliphelet, Son of Eshek (אֱלִיפֶלֶט‎, eliphelet). The third son of Eshek. A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chr 8:39).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Eliphelet (Person)

ELIPHELET (PERSON) [Heb ʾĕlı̂peleṭ (אֱלִיפֶלֶט)]. Var. ELPELET. 1. A son of David (1 Chr 3:6; 14:5), one of 13 listed as having been born to David’s wives in Jerusalem, in addition to his six sons born at Hebron. His mother’s name is unknown: four of the 13 were Bathsheba’s sons; the remainder were

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Eliphalet

Eliphalet. kjv spelling of Eliphelet, David’s son, in 2 Samuel 5:16 and 1 Chronicles 14:7.See Eliphelet # 1.

Eliphelet

Eliphelet. 1. One of David’s nine sons born in Jerusalem (2 Sm 5:16; 1 Chr 3:8; 14:7; kjv Eliphelet).2. Ahasbai’s son and one of David’s mighty men (2 Sm 23:34); perhaps the same as Eliphal, Ur’s son, in 1 Chronicles 11:35.See Eliphal.3. Another of David’s sons born at Jerusalem but perhaps earlier

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Eliphelet

Eliphelet ē-lifʹə-let [Heb. ʾ^ĕlîp̱eleṭ; Gk. Eliphalatos (1 Esd. 8:39), Eliphalat (1 Esd. 9:33)]; AV also ELIPHALET, ELIPHALAT; NEB also ELIPHALATUS, ELIPHALAT.

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Eliphalet

ELIPHALET* kjv spelling of Eliphelet, David’s son, in 2 Samuel 5:16 and 1 Chronicles 14:7. See Eliphelet #1.

Eliphelet

ELIPHELET1. One of David’s 13 sons born in Jerusalem (2 Sm 5:16; 1 Chr 3:8; 14:7).2. Ahasbai’s son and one of David’s mighty men (2 Sm 23:34); perhaps the same as Eliphal, Ur’s son, in 1 Chronicles 11:35. See Eliphal.3. Another of David’s sons born at Jerusalem but perhaps earlier than #1 above (1

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Eliphelet

Eliphelet (i-lif´uh-let; Heb., possibly “El [God] is deliverance” or “the divine deliverer”).1 David’s last son, born in Jerusalem to a nameless wife or concubine (2 Sam. 5:16). His name appears twice in the list of David’s sons in 1 Chron. 3:6, 8 (cf. 1 Chron. 14:5, 7).2 The son of Ahasbai; one of

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Eliphalet

ELIPHALET, ELIPHELET1. A son of David born in Jerusalem (1 Chr 3:5–6); called Elpalet in (1 Chr 14:5).2. The last of David’s sons born in Jerusalem (2 Sam 5:16), RSV; (1 Chr 3:8; 14:7), RSV).3. A son of Ahasbai, one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam 23:34); cf. Eliphal [q.v. ], 1 Chr 11:35):4. A descendant

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Eliphelet

Eliphelet (Heb. ʾĕlɩ̂p̱eleṭ)1. One (two?) of 13 sons born to David’s wives in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:6, 8; 14:5, 7). The name appears twice in the Chronicler’s lists, once in the 2 Samuel list. The discrepancy may be the result of scribal dittography in the Chronicler’s lists or scribal

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Eliphelet

ELIPHELET The name of two men in the Old Testament.1. A son of David (1 Chr 3:6; 14:5), born by one of David’s wives in Jerusalem.2. The son of Ahasbai and a member of David’s famed “Thirty” (2 Sam 23:34).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Eliphalet

Eliph´alet (the God of deliverance), the last of the thirteen sons born to David after his establishment in Jerusalem. 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chron. 14:7. [Eliphelet , 2.]

Eliphelet

Eliph´elet (the God of deliverance).1. The name of a son of David, one of the children born to him after his establishment in Jerusalem. 1 Chron. 3:6. (b.c. after 1044.)2. Another son of David, belonging also to the Jerusalem family, and apparently the last of his sons. 1 Chron. 3:8.3. One of the

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Eliphelet

ELIPH´ELET (e-lifʹe-let; “God of deliverance”).1. The third of the nine sons of David, born at Jerusalem, by Bathsheba (1 Chron. 3:6; 14:5). In the latter passage the name is given in a contracted form, Elpelet (Elpalet, KJV), about 989 b.c.2. The ninth of the same (1 Chron. 3:8; 14:7; 2 Sam. 5:16).

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