2 Samuel 23:9
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After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three valiant men that were with David when they defied the Philistines, and they were there gathered together to battle.

Eleazar

1 Chronicles 11:12-14 And after him was Eleazar his uncle's son the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. . . .

1 Chronicles 27:4 The company of the second month was under Dudia, an Ahohite, and after him was another named Macelloth, who commanded a part of the army of four and twenty thousand.

Dodai

Numbers 23:7,8 And taking up his parable, he said: Balac king of the Moabites hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, said he, and curse Jacob: make haste and detest Israel. . . .

1 Samuel 17:10,26,36,45,46 And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand. . . .

the men

Isaiah 63:3,5 I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the Gentiles there is not a man with me: I have trampled on them in my indignation, and have trodden them down in my wrath, and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my apparel. . . .

Mark 14:50 Then his disciples, leaving him, all fled away.

Context
David's Mighty Men
8These are the names of the valiant men of David: Jesbaham sitting in the chair was the wisest chief among the three, he was like the most tender little worm of the wood, who killed eight hundred men at one onset. 9After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three valiant men that were with David when they defied the Philistines, and they were there gathered together to battle.10And when the men of Israel were gone away, he stood and smote the Philistines till his hand was weary, and grew stiff with the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day: and the people that were fled away, returned to take spoils of them that were slain.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 8:4
And Abisue, and Naaman, and Ahoe,

1 Chronicles 11:12
And after him was Eleazar his uncle's son the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

1 Chronicles 11:13
He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 27:4
The company of the second month was under Dudia, an Ahohite, and after him was another named Macelloth, who commanded a part of the army of four and twenty thousand.

Lexicon
Next in command was
וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

Eleazar
אֶלְעָזָ֥ר (’el·‘ā·zār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Dodo
דֹּד֖וֹ (dō·ḏōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1734: Dodo -- 'his beloved', three Israelites

the Ahohite.
אֲחֹחִ֑י (’ă·ḥō·ḥî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 266: Ahohite -- a descendant of Ahoah

As one of the three
בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה (biš·lō·šāh)
Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

mighty men,
הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים (hag·gib·bō·rîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

he [went] with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

David
דָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

to taunt
בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם (bə·ḥā·rə·p̄ām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2778: To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter

the Philistines
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים (bap·pə·liš·tîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

who had gathered
נֶאֶסְפוּ־ (ne·’es·p̄ū-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

for battle
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (lam·mil·ḥā·māh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

[at Pas-dammim].
שָׁ֣ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

The men
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

retreated,
וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively


Additional Translations
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the 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:

And 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.

And after him Eleanan the son of his uncle, son of Dudi who was among the three mighty men with David; and when he defied the Philistines they were gathered there to war, and the men of Israel went up.

And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.

And 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:

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there assembled to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away:

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 who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.

And after him is Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines -- they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up --
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