Ahasbai אֲחַסְבַּי
Father of Eliphelet, one of David's mighty men
Biography
Ahasbai is mentioned in the Bible as the father of Eliphelet the Maachathite, who was one of King David's mighty men. The mighty men were a group of skilled warriors who fought alongside David and were renowned for their military prowess.
Family
In Scripture
1 biblical book2 Samuel 1 verse
- 2 Samuel 23:34
"Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,"
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | אֲחַסְבַּי | H0308 |
Ahasbai
am.20.14">2Sa 20:14) or, more probably, of Maacah in Syria (2Sa 10:6). The list in 1Ch 11:35,36 gives different names entirely. Here we have Ur and Hepher, which simply show that the text is corrupt in one or both places.
a-haz-u-e'-rus, (Septuagint Assoueros, but in Tobit 14:15 Asueros; the Latin form of the Hebrew 'achashwerosh, a name better known in its ordinary Greek form of Xerxes): It was the name of two, or perhaps