Bible Strands
2 Samuel 23:30
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage functions as a roster within a historical record of David’s military commanders, listing individuals immediately after the accounts of other warriors in the preceding verses.
The words — פִּרְעָתֹנִי (pir‘atōnî) = Pirathonite, denoting origin from the town of Pirathon. מִנַּחֲלֵי (minnĕḥālê) = from the wadis or brooks of, describing the geographic region of Gaash.
The thread — Pirathon is identified in Judges 12:15 as the hometown of the judge Abdon. Mount Gaash appears in Joshua 24:30 and Judges 2:9 as a landmark located south of Timnath-serah.
Why it lands — The text records two specific soldiers by name and hometown, establishing that David’s armed force was composed of identifiable men drawn from distinct localities rather than an anonymous or centralized army.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
Cross-references
- Judges 12:15 Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
- Joshua 24:30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
- Judges 2:9 They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
- Judges 12:13 After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- Deuteronomy 1:24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.
- 1 Chronicles 11:31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,