Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:25
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
25. Shammah the Harodite ] Of Harod, perhaps the place mentioned in Jdg 7:1, which may be either Ain Jld near Jezreel, or Ain el Jemman near Beth-shan. He is probably to be identified with Shamhuth the Izrahite, general of the fifth division of the army (1Ch 27:8), Izrahite being his family name.
Elika ] Omitted in Chr., probably by accident, owing to the repetition of Harodite.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 25. Shammah the Harodite] There are several varieties in the names of the following shalishim; which may be seen by comparing these verses with 1Ch 11:27.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
In 1Ch 11:27,
Shammoth the Harorite; concerning which and such-like alterations, and other changes of the names, which will be observed by comparing this catalogue with that, it will be sufficient to suggest,
1. That the same names of persons or places are differently pronounced, according to the different dialects used by men of divers places or ages.
2. That one man had oft two names.
3. That David had more worthies than those here mentioned; and as some of these were slain in the former part of Davids reign, as Asahel was; so others came up in their steads; and some were added to this number, as appears from 1Ch 11, where they are named, but not numbered, as they were here; and where there is a greater number than is here expressed.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Shammah the Harodite,…. Called Shammah the Harorite in
1Ch 11:27; by a change of the letters “R” and “D”, which is frequent:
Elika the Harodite; or who was of Harod, as the Targum; these both were from one place: mention is made of the well of Harod, Jud 7:1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(25) Shammah the Harodite.In 1Ch. 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite. He may be the same with Shamhuth the Izrahite, captain of the fifth division of the army (1Ch. 27:8). The next name is omitted in Chronicles.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Shammah: 1Ch 11:27, 1Ch 11:28, Shammoth the Harorite
Reciprocal: 1Ch 27:8 – Shamhuth
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 23:25. Shammah the Harodite In 1Ch 11:27, he is called, Shammoth the Harorite, the same names of persons or places being differently pronounced according to the different dialects of divers places or ages. They that compare this catalogue with that in 1 Chronicles 11., will observe more names mentioned there than are found here. For the author of it reckons up and records the names of all the chief commanders in the army, though they were not in themselves heroical persons. But here the sacred writer only numbers those who were of themselves great heroes, not noticing the great commanders in the army who were not so.