Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 11:28
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
28. Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite ] Cp. 1Ch 27:9. For Tekoa see 2Ch 20:20, note.
Abi-ezer the Antothite ] R.V. Abi-ezer the Anathothite; 1Ch 27:12 and 2Sa 23:27. Anathoth was in Benjamin; it was Jeremiah’s village (Jer 1:1; Jer 11:21 ff.), now Anta, 2 miles N.N.E. of Jerusalem.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1Ch 11:28
And he slew an Egyptian.
The spiritual slaughter
We too are called upon to slay, to destroy and to overthrow. Are we anxious to slay a lion?
1. There is a lion to be fought by every man–Satan (1Pe 5:8). We are called upon to fight against–
2. Self-indulgence.
3. Worldly fashion.
4. Worldly ambition.
Truly there is battle enough now to be done. Whosoever will set himself against the customs of his time, the popular policies of the circle in which he moves, the prejudices of the persons whose friendship he values, will find that he must have a sword in his right hand, and that even whilst he sleeps he must have his armour so near that at a moments notice he can be once more in the fray. (J. Parker, D. D.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
[See comments on 1Ch 11:1]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(28) Ira . . . Tekoite, of Tekoa, in Judah. Abi-ezer, of Anathoth, in Benjamin. (Comp. 1Ch. 27:9; 1Ch. 27:19.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ira: 1Ch 27:9
Antothite: This variation springs simply from the points; the word being written [Strong’s H6069], Anethothite in Samuel, and here [Strong’s H6069], Antothite. 1Ch 27:12, 2Sa 23:27, Anethothite
Reciprocal: 2Sa 23:25 – Shammah 2Sa 23:26 – Ira 1Ch 12:3 – the Antothite