Encyclopedia entry
Jashen
Sleeping, called also Hashem (1 Chr. 11:34); a person, several of whose sons were in David’s body-guard (2 Sam. 23:32).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(sleeping). Bene-Jashen—“sons of Jashen”— are named in the catalogue of the heroes of David’s guard in (2 Samuel 23:32) (B.C. 1046.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Jashen is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 23:32
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
Scripture on Jashen
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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