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Adino the Eznite is mentioned in some translations of 2Sa.23.8) as one of David's mighty men, but the Hebrew text is unclear, and it may be a description of Josheb-Basshebeth's actions rather than a separate person.
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The name Adino appears in some translations of 2Sa.23.8, which is part of a list of David's mighty men. However, the Hebrew text is ambiguous, and there is uncertainty about whether Adino is a separate individual or a description of the actions of Josheb-Basshebeth, who is mentioned in the same verse.
In the New King James Version, for example, the verse reads, "Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite because he had killed eight hundred men at one time." Here, Adino seems to be an alternate name or title for Josheb-Basshebeth.
However, other translations, such as the New International Version, render the verse differently: "Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter." In this translation, the phrase "Adino the Eznite" is not present, and the focus is on Josheb-Basshebeth's feat of killing eight hundred men.
Due to the ambiguity in the Hebrew text, it is difficult to determine conclusively whether Adino is a separate individual or a description of Josheb-Basshebeth's actions. As a result, Adino's identity and role remain uncertain.
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The Eznite, one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam. 23:8). (See JASHOBEAM.)
(2 Samuel 23:8) See Jashobeam.
Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.
1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5722
These are the names of Davidʼs mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
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