Bible Person

Dodo

Meaning: his uncle · Male · 2 cross references

Dodo is the Bethlehemite father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty men. He appears through a family line connected to the warrior traditions supporting David's reign. First appears in 2 Sam 23:24.1

AI summary: Dodo matters because the cross references preserve him in the background of David's elite fighters. His significance lies in the remembered household identity behind one of the king's honored men, showing how the military culture of David's reign was rooted in real families and places. Taken together, the material presents Dodo as an ancestral figure linked to the network of service around David's warriors.1

Central Figure

Dodo

Meaning: his uncle

A Bethlehemite, and father of Elhanan, who was one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam.