AHASBAI

(A·hasʹbai).

A Maacathite whose “son” Eliphelet was an outstanding fighter for David. (2 Sam. 23:34) The Maacah from which Ahasbai came could refer to Abel-beth-maacah in the territory of Naphtali or to the Syrian kingdom of Maacah. (2 Sam. 20:14; 10:6, 8) In the parallel list at 1 Chronicles 11:35, 36 the name “Ur” appears in place of Ahasbai.