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Dodo

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Dodo. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A descendant of Issachar (Judg.
  2. 2.An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David’s three heroes (2 Sam.
  3. 3.A Bethlehemite, and father of Elhanan, who was one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam.

Amatory; loving.

  1. Dodo (1)

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    A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).

  2. Dodo (2)

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    An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David’s three heroes (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chr. 11:12). He was the same with Dodai mentioned in 1 Chr. 27:4.

  3. Dodo (3)

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    A Bethlehemite, and father of Elhanan, who was one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam. 23:24).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(loving).

A man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan, who was one of David’s thirty captains. (2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26) He is a different person from DODO THE Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the three mighty men who were over the thirty. (2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12) (B.C. before 1046).

In the Bible

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Verses where Dodo is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 11:12

    Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:26

    Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

  • 2 Samuel 23:9

    Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,

  • 2 Samuel 23:24

    Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

  • Judges 10:1

    After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

Scripture on Dodo

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Entries that reference Dodo

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Dodo references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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