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Naarai

נַעֲרַי/NAY-uh-rye/

“Youthful”

Summary

Naarai was the son of Ezbai and one of David's mighty warriors, also called Paarai the Arbite in the parallel passage.

☩Identity

Naarai was an Arbite, the son of Ezbai, who served as one of the military chiefs in David's army. His name appears in the list of David's mighty men in Chronicles. In the parallel passage in Samuel, he is called 'Paarai the Arbite,' suggesting some textual variation in the transmission of his name.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 11:372 Samuel 23:35

Related Verses1 mention

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

11:37

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Naarai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VI (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Naarai," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Naarai," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).