Person Old Testament
Heleb
Also known as Heleb =ESV, KJV; Heled =NIV, Heldai, Heled
Heleb (also known as Heldai or Heled) was one of David's mighty warriors, a Netophathite. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 23:29.
Why it matters. One of David's mighty warriors.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Heleb
Heleb, also known as Heldai or Heled, was one of King David's mighty warriors. He was a Netophathite, indicating that he was from the town of Netophah in Judah. Heleb is mentioned in the lists of David's mighty men in 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles (2Sa.23.29; 1Ch.11.30). In 1Ch.27.15, he is mentioned as the officer in charge of the twelfth division of David's army, which served in the twelfth month of the year. Heleb's inclusion in these lists suggests that he was a skilled and valiant warrior who played a significant role in David's military campaigns. (2Sa.23.29; 1Ch.27.15; 11.30).
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.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.