2 Samuel 5:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 3:8 : 8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
1 Chr 14:7 : 7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 14:5-8
4 verses
91%
5and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,
6and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
7and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.
1 Chr 3:6-8
3 verses
84%
6and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
7and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
8and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
2 Sam 23:34
79%
34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
2 Sam 5:15
78%
15and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
2 Sam 5:17-18
2 verses
77%
17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
18Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Chr 8:20
77%
20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
2 Sam 23:25
76%
25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
1 Chr 8:22
75%
22and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
1 Chr 12:9
74%
9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chr 4:36
74%
36and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
Neh 10:16
74%
16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
1 Chr 12:5-6
2 verses
73%
5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
2 Sam 23:32
73%
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
1 Chr 15:11
73%
11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chr 11:33
73%
33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
1 Chr 11:15
72%
15And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Chr 11:26-27
2 verses
72%
26Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
1 Sam 17:19
72%
19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
1 Chr 8:18
72%
18and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,
1 Chr 11:46
72%
46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
1 Sam 17:12-14
3 verses
72%
12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.
13And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
1 Chr 12:20
72%
20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.
1 Chr 2:13-14
2 verses
71%
13and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
1 Chr 5:24
71%
24And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
1 Kgs 4:18
71%
18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
1 Chr 15:8-9
2 verses
71%
8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;
1 Chr 18:17
71%
17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Ezra 10:26
71%
26And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
1 Chr 7:26
71%
26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
2 Sam 3:4
71%
4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
1 Chr 12:1
70%
1Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.
2 Sam 23:9
70%
9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an 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.
2 Sam 23:13
70%
13And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Chr 26:3
70%
3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
1 Chr 6:27
70%
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
1 Chr 26:7
70%
7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
1 Chr 8:39
70%
39And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
2 Sam 5:3
70%
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.