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Elika

אֱלִיקָא/ee-LY-kuh/

“God is his rejection (meaning uncertain)”

Summary

A Harodite warrior who was one of David's thirty mighty men, listed in Samuel but omitted from the parallel list in Chronicles.

☩David's Mighty Man

Elika the Harodite was one of David's thirty-seven distinguished warriors. His designation indicates he came from Harod, a town in Issachar near the spring where Gideon's army was tested. Curiously, his name is omitted from the parallel list of David's warriors in 1 Chronicles 11:27, possibly due to textual corruption in transmission.

Key verses:2 Samuel 23:25

Related Verses1 mention

2 Samuel· 1 verse

23:25

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Elika," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Elika," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).