and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
- KJV Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
- ESV Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
- NKJV and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
- NASB and Uriah the Hittite; thirty-seven in all.
- NLT Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
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Quick answer
The list closes with Uriah the Hittite, totaling thirty-seven mighty men in all.
Overview
The final name, Uriah the Hittite, is a loyal foreign warrior whom David later wronged grievously in the matter of Bathsheba. Ending the honor roll with Uriah quietly recalls David's great sin against a faithful servant, reminding us that even God's anointed needed the forgiveness and righteousness ultimately found in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 11:3So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
- 1 Kgs 15:5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
- Matt 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
- 2 Sam 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
- 1 Chr 11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
- 2 Sam 11:6–27At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
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