The name Azmaveth belongs to more than one place and person, which makes it easy to mix up. In 2 Samuel 23:31 “Azmaveth the Barhumite” is counted among David’s mighty men. First Chronicles 8:36 names another Azmaveth as a son of Jehoadah in Saul’s family line. Ezra 2:24 lists the children of Azmaveth among those who came back from exile, while Nehemiah 7:28 mentions the men of Bethazmaveth, a town with a related name. Each entry is brief, so these verses are best read as roll calls rather than stories.
4 verses
Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
Matthew George Easton, 1897
Strong as death. (1.) One of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:31).
(2.) An overseer over the royal treasury in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25).
(3.) A town in the tribe of Judah, near Jerusalem (Neh. 12:29; Ezra 2:24).
(4.) 1 Chr. 8:36
William Smith, 1884
a place to all appearance in Benjamin, being named with other towns belonging to that tribe. (Ezra 2:24) The name elsewhere occurs as BETH-AZMAVETH.
(strong unto death).
(1.) One of David’s mighty men, a native of Bahurim, (2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:33) and therefore probably a Benjamite. (B.C. 1060).
(2.) A descendant of Mephibosheth, or Merib-baal. (1 Chronicles 8:36; 9:42)
(3.) The father of Jeziel and Pelet, two of the skilled Benjamite slingers and archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 10:3) perhaps identical with No. 1.
(4.) Overseer of the royal treasures in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 27:25)