Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:3
The chief [was] Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
3. The chief was A., then J.] Read (cp. LXX.) A. the chief, J. the son (sing.) of Shemaah.
Jehu the Antothite ] R.V. the Anathothite, i.e. man of Anathoth. See 1Ch 11:28, note.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1-7. Now these are they that came toDavid to ZiklagThere are three lists given in this chapter,arranged, apparently, according to the order of time when the partiesjoined the standard of David.
while he yet kept himselfclose because of Saulthat is, when the king’s jealousy haddriven him into exile from the court and the country.
Ziklag(See on 1Sa27:6). It was during his retirement in that Philistine town thathe was joined in rapid succession by the heroes who afterwardscontributed so much to the glory of his reign.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite,…. Who was of Gibeah, in the tribe of Benjamin, sometimes called Gibeah of Benjamin, and of Saul, it being his birthplace, see
1Sa 11:4 and so these might be some of his kindred:
and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; there is one of this name in the posterity of Jonathan, 1Ch 8:36 who might be so called after some of his relations:
and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite; or Anethothite, as the Vulgate Latin version, who was of Anathoth, a city in the tribe of Benjamin, the native place of Jeremiah the prophet.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(3) The chief was Ahiezer.Captain of the band. Heb., head.
Shemaah.Heb., Hashshemaah.
The Gibeathite.Of Gibeah of Saul, between Ramah and Anathoth (Isa. 10:29); also called Gibeah of Benjamin (1Ch. 11:31; Jdg. 20:4).
Jeziel.So Hebrew margin; Hebrew text, Jezel. (Comp. Peniel and Penuel.)
Azmaveth.Perhaps the warrior of Bahurim (1Ch. 11:33).
Jehu the Antothiteof Anathoth, now Anta (1Ch. 11:28).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Shemaah: or, Hasmaah
Gibeathite: 1Sa 11:4, 2Sa 21:6
Azmaveth: 1Ch 11:33
the Antothite: 1Ch 11:28