Bible Person
Meaning: opening · Male · 1 cross reference
Paarai is one of David's mighty men in 2 Samuel 23:35, corresponding to the chronicler's Naarai. He belongs to the elite warrior circle remembered around David's reign. First appears in 2 Sam 23:35.1
Name meaning
opening
Identity
male
First appears
2 Sam 23:35
AI summary: Paarai matters because his single cross reference places him among the distinguished fighters whose loyalty and courage helped secure David's kingdom. The entry also illustrates the way parallel lists can preserve variant name forms for the same warrior tradition. Taken together, the material presents Paarai as a mighty man in David's service.1
Central Figure
Paarai
Meaning: opening
Opening of the Lord, “the Arbite,” one of David’s heroes (2 Sam.
Name meaning
opening
Identity
male
Opening of the Lord, “the Arbite,” one of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:35); called also Naarai, 1 Chr. 11:37. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| 2Sam |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.