Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelek | צֶ֖לֶק Tze.lek | H6768 | Tselek · proper noun, a man's name |
| Ammonite | הָעַמֹּנִ֑י ha.'a.mo.Ni | H5984 | an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| Naharai | נַחְרַי֙ nach.Rai | H5171 | Nacharai or Nachrai · proper noun, a man's name |
| Beerothite | הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י ha.be.'E.ro.Ti | H886 | a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| armourbearer | נֹשֵׂ֕א no.se.'ei' | H5375 | to lift · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֥ב yo.'Av | H3097 | Joab · proper noun, a man's name |
| son | בֶּן ben- | H1121 | a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Zeruiah | צְרֻיָֽה tze.ru.Yah | H6870 | Tserujah · proper noun, a woman's name |
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Shammah the Harodite - There are several varieties in the names of the following shalishim; which may be seen by comparing these verses with Ch1 11:27.
Zelek the Ammonite,.... Who was so either by birth, and became a proselyte; so the Targum says, he was of the children of Ammon; or is so called, because he had sojourned some time in their land, or had done some exploits against them; unless he was of Chepharhaammonai, a city of the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:24, Naharai the Beerothite; native of Beeroth, a city in the same tribe, Joshua 18:25, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; Joab had ten of them, this perhaps was the chief of them, 2 Samuel 18:15; who was advanced to be a captain, and therefore has a name and place among the thirty, very likely for some military, exploits performed by him; he is in the list of David's worthies…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe following list of David's heroes we also find in 1 Chron 11:10-47, and expanded at the end by sixteen names (Ch1 11:41-47), and attached in Ch1 11:10 to the account of the conquest of the fortress of Zion by the introduction of a special heading. According to this heading, the heroes named assisted David greatly in his kingdom, along with all Israel, to make him king, from which it is evident that the chronicler intended by this heading to justify his appending the list to the account of the election of David as king over all the tribes of Israel (Ch1 11:1), and of the conquest of Zion, which followed immediately afterwards. In every other respect the two lists agree with one another, ex…
Read the whole note in the consoleAsahel, David’s nephew, was killed by Abner during the war between David and Ishbosheth (2:18-32). Asahel’s inclusion here suggests that parts of these lists go back to the beginning of David’s career. • Elhanan son of Dodo should not be confused with Elhanan son of Jair (21:19; 1 Chr 20:5).
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Of the thirty. Of all thirty in this section. Yonoson translates: "mighty men".23This is how he translates the word שְׁלשִׁים.
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