Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

1 CHRONICLES 11:32KJV
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1 Chronicles 11:32 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 11:32 mean?

1 Chronicles 11:32 names Hurai and Abiel among David’s mighty men, a group of warriors remembered for their service to him. The verse identifies each man by a place associated with him, helping distinguish them within the list.

“The brooks of Gaash” refers to streams or valleys near a place called Gaash. “The Arbathite” identifies Abiel with a place or community called Arabah. The verse is part of a list rather than a speech addressed to someone.

Why 1 Chronicles 11:32 matters

  • The list includes more than the most famous warriors. Hurai and Abiel appear among a larger group named after the accounts of notable deeds earlier in the passage.
  • Place names help identify the men. Unlike “Hurai of the brooks of Gaash,” Abiel is identified by “the Arbathite,” a label connected with a place.

Where else these words appear

“Arbathite” Hebrew H6164 · used in 2 verses

“Abiel” Hebrew H22 · used in 3 verses

  • 1 Samuel 9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
  • 1 Samuel 14:51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

“Gaash” Hebrew H1608 · used in 4 verses

  • Joshua 24:30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
  • Judges 2:9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
  • 2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

“brooks” Hebrew H5158 · used in 123 verses

  • Genesis 26:17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
  • Judges 4:13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.
  • Job 28:4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.