Bible Commentary

Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 33. Shammah the Hararite ] Shammah has already been mentioned in 2Sa 23:11 as one of the first Three, so that his name is evidently out of place among the Thirty. A comparison of the text of 1Ch 11:34 makes it tolerably certain that we … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:33”

Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 32. the Shaalbonite ] of Shaalabbin in the tribe of Dan (Jos 19:42; Jdg 1:35; 1Ki 4:9); perhaps the modern Selbt, 3 miles N. W. of Ylo (Aijalon), and about 15 miles W. N. W. of Jerusalem. of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, Shammah the Hararite … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:32”

Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 31. Abi-albon the Arbathite ] Called in 1Ch 11:32 Abiel, which is probably the true reading, as Abi-albon is an unknown name, and may easily have arisen from confusion with Shaalbonite in the line below. For a similar confusion cp. ch. 2Sa 21:19. He was a native of Arabah … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:31”

Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 30. Benaiah the Pirathonite ] Of Pirathon in Ephraim (Jdg 12:13; Jdg 12:15), perhaps the modern Ferta, six miles W.S.W. of Shechem. Benaiah was general of the eleventh division (1Ch 27:14). Hiddai ] In 1Ch 11:32 Hurai, owing to the common confusion of d and r. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:30”

Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 29. Heleb ] Or Heled (1Ch 11:30), or Heldai (1Ch 27:15), of the house of Othniel, commander of the twelfth division. Ittai ] Ithai in Chron. is merely a different way of pronouncing the same … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:29”

Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 28. Zalmon the Ahohite ] Chron. has Ilai. Whether the difference is original, or due to corruption of the text, it is impossible to decide. On Ahohite see 2Sa 23:9. Maharai the Netophathite ] Of Netophah, perhaps the modern Umm Toba, three miles N.E. of Beth-lehem, a place inhabited … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:28”

Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 27. Abiezer the Anethothite ] Of Anathoth in Benjamin. The modern village of Anta, three miles N.N.E. of Jerusalem, preserves the name and marks the site. It was a priests city (Jos 21:18); the home of Abiathar (1Ki 2:26); and the birth-place of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer 1:1). Antothite … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:27”

Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 26. Helez the Paltite ] Generally explained to mean of Beth-pelet, an unid entified town in the extreme south of Judah, named in the same group with Beer-sheba (Jos 15:27). But this seems questionable, as he is called an Ephraimite in 1Ch 27:10. 1 Chron. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:26”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:25”

Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 24. The list in Chron. is headed “And the mighty men of valour were Asahel,” &c. Asahel ] David’s nephew. See note on ch. 2Sa 2:18. Elhanan ] Apparently not the same as Elhanan the son of Jair … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:24”