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Jashen

יָשֵׁן/JAY-shen/

“Sleeping”

Summary

The father of several of David's mighty warriors, also called Hashem the Gizonite.

☩Identity and Family

Jashen (meaning 'sleeping') was a man whose sons were among David's famous bodyguard of mighty men. In the parallel passage he is called Hashem the Gizonite. Some textual corruption appears to exist between the two accounts, with scholars suggesting that Jashen and Hashem were the same person, and that the warriors Jonathan and Ahiam may have been his grandsons through different sons. The Gizonite designation may refer to an origin in the hill country of Judah.

Key verses:2 Samuel 23:321 Chronicles 11:34

Related Verses1 mention

2 Samuel· 1 verse

23:32

References

  1. 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jashen," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Jashen," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jashen," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).