son of Shagee from Harar; Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar;
Parallel translations
- WEB Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
- KJV Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
- BSB son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
- NKJV Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
- NASB Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
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Quick answer
Shammah the Hararite and Ahiam son of Sharar the Ararite are recorded.
Overview
These continue the roll of David's elite men gathered from various regions. Each name preserves the memory of real men whose courage helped establish the throne from which Messiah would come.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Chr 11:35Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
- 2 Sam 23:11After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
- 1 Chr 11:27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
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