Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Also the valiant men of the armies. This was the third degree of military rank, and Asahel was their chief: the names of few of those mentioned are historically known. The variation of the names will be seen to be very great and numerous, on comparing this passage with 2 Samuel 23:24-39, and with the Septuagint version, particularly the Alexandrine.