Bible Person
Male · 2 cross references
Ilai is one of David's warriors, an Ahohite remembered in the parallel hero lists of Samuel and Chronicles. He belongs to the fellowship of proven fighters whose service supports David's reign. First appears in 2 Sam 23:28.1
AI summary: Ilai matters because the cross references place him within the honor-roll of David's mighty men, even where parallel naming traditions differ slightly. His inclusion reinforces the point that David's kingship rested on a broad network of named loyalty and valor. Taken together, the material presents Ilai as a warrior whose remembered service contributes to the military memory of David's reign.1
Central Figure
Ilai
An Ahohite, one of David’s chief warriors (1 Chr.
An Ahohite, one of David’s chief warriors (1 Chr. 11:29); called also Zalmon (2 Sam. 23:28). 3
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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.