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Adnah
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Adnah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a commander (Manasseh) of Saul's who defected to David
a commander of 300,000 Judean men under King Jehoshaphat
eternal rest
a commander of 300,000 Judean men under King Jehoshaphat
eternal rest
Hebrew
Strongs #05734: hnde `Adnah
Adnah = "pleasure"1) a Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined David at Ziklag
2) a captain in charge of over 300,000 men of Judah in the time of
Jehoshaphat
5734 `Adnah ad-naw'
from 5727; pleasure; Adnah, the name of twoIsraelites:-Adnah.
see HEBREW for 05727
Adnah [EBD]
delight. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:20). (2.) A general under Jehoshaphat, chief over 300,000 men (2 Chr. 17:14).
ADNAH [SMITH]
(pleasure).- A Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined the fortunes of David on his road to Ziklag from the camp of the Philistines. He was captain of a thousand of his tribe, and fought at David?s side in the pursuit of the Amalekites. (1 Chronicles 12:20) (B.C. 1054.)
- The captain of over 300,000 men of Judah who were in Jehoshaphat?s army. (2 Chronicles 17:14) (B.C. 908.)
ADNAH [ISBE]
ADNAH - ad'-na (`adhnach, "pleasure"; Edna):(1) A warrior of the tribe of Manasseh, who deserted Saul and joined David's forces at Ziklag (1 Ch 12:20,21)
(2) An officer of high rank, perhaps the commander-in-chief of Jehoshaphat's army (2 Ch 17:14). Here the spelling in Hebrew is `adhnah.