Person Old Testament
Ahasbai
Ahasbai the Maachathite was the father of Eliphelet, one of David's mighty men. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 23:34.
Why it matters. Father of Eliphelet, one of David's mighty men
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahasbai
Ahasbai is mentioned in the Bible as the father of Eliphelet the Maachathite, who was one of King David's mighty men. The mighty men were a group of skilled warriors who fought alongside David and were renowned for their military prowess.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Eliphelet
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Samuel (1 verse)