The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:26 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:26

KJV: Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

YLT: And the mighty ones of the forces are Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,

Darby: And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

ASV: Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also the valiant men  of the armies  [were], Asahel  the brother  of Joab,  Elhanan  the son  of Dodo  of Bethlehem, 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:26 mean?

And the mighty warriors of the armies - [were] Asahel the brother of Joab Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem -
וְגִבּוֹרֵ֖י הַחֲיָלִ֑ים עֲשָׂה־ אֵל֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ דּוֹד֖וֹ מִבֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם ס

וְגִבּוֹרֵ֖י  And  the  mighty  warriors 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
הַחֲיָלִ֑ים  of  the  armies 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
עֲשָׂה־  - 
Parse:
אֵל֙  [were]  Asahel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲשָׂהאֵל  
Sense: nephew of David, son of David’s sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him.
אֲחִ֣י  the  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
יוֹאָ֔ב  of  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
אֶלְחָנָ֥ן  Elhanan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְחָנָן  
Sense: Jair’s son who fought the Gittites.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דּוֹד֖וֹ  of  Dodo 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּדִי 
Sense: a man of the tribe of Issachar.
לָֽחֶם  Bethlehem 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם  
Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation