Annotations Upon the Historical Books Part 2, 1 Chronicles · Chapter 11
CHAP. XI.
Verſ. 1. THen all Iſrael gathered themſelves to David unto Hebron, &c.] To wit, Iſhboſheth being ſlain, when David had already reigned ſeven years in Hebron: for betwixt the death of Saul and this anointing of David by all the tribes of Iſrael, many things are recorded in the foure firſt chapters of the ſecond of Samuel, which are here omitted: now what needs explanation in theſe three firſt verſes, ſee in the notes upon 2. Sam. 5, 1, 2, 3.
Verſ. 4. And David and all Iſrael went to Jeruſalem, &c.] To wit, to take the ſtrong hold of Zion, a part of Jeruſalem which was ſtill in the Jebuſites poſſeſſion; ſee 2. Sam. 5.6.
Verſ. 5. And the inhabitants of Jebus ſaid to David, Thou ſhalt not come hither.] Adding withall by way of deriſion, except thou take away the blind and the lame; of which ſee 2. Sam. 5.6.
Verſ. 6. So Joab the ſonne of Zeruiah went firſt up, and was chief.] Joab was before one of Davids chief captains, 2. Sam. 3.22, 23. but not the Generall over all his forces, or if he were, it was not over all the forces of Iſrael, but onelyonly over the forces of Judah (for till now the other tribes had not taken them for their king:) that honour was now conferred upon him for this ſervice of his, in taking the fort of Zion.
Verſ. 8. And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about, &c.] See 2. Sam. 5.9.
Verſ. 10. Theſe alſo are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, &c,] See 2. Sam. 23.8.
Verſ. 11. Jaſhobeam an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains, he lift up his ſpear againſt three hundred, &c.] Called alſo Adino the Eznite, and the Tachmonite, 2. Sam. 23.8, 9.
Verſ. 12. And after him was Eleazar the ſonne of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties, &c.] The ſecond of the firſt three; ſee 2. Sam. 23.9. the third was Shammah, 2. Sam. 23.11. whoſe name is not here expreſſed; concerning whom, and the brave exploit here mentioned of this Eleazar and Shammah, ſee 2. Sam. 23.11. Eleazar when he had done ſlaying them, was not able to take his hand from his ſword
Verſ. 15. Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, &c.] See 2, Sam. 23.13.
Verſ. 17. And David longed, and ſaid, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, &c.] See the notes concerning this paſſage, 2. S…. 23.15, 16.
Veeſ. 19. Theſe things did theſe three mightiest.] That is, Davids three chief worthies; yet ſome conceive that it is meant of the ſecond three, whereof Abiſhai was the chief. 1. Becauſe the words immediately following, verſ. 20. And Abiſhai the brother of Joab he was chief of the three, &c. ſeem to have reſpect to that which went before. 2. Becauſe this is onelyonly expreſſed thus, 2. Sam. 13.17. Theſe things did theſe three mighty men, whence they inferre that they are here called the mightieſt onelyonly with reſpect to the thirty; of whom, or in regard of whom, they were the mightieſt, not that they were the three chief of his worthies: but the firſt expoſition I conceive moſt probable, ſee 2. Sam. 23.13.
Verſ. 20. And Abiſhai the brother of Joab, he was cheif of the three.] See 2. Sam. 23.18.
Verſ. 22. Benaiah the ſonne of Jehoiada, the ſonne of a valiant man of Kabzeel, &c.] See 2. Sam. 23.20.
Alſo he went down and ſlew a lion in a pit in a ſnowie day.] This may be added to intimate how the lion came to be ſhut up in a pit, to wit, the pits mouth being covered with ſnow, as he was going over it he fell into it.
Verſ. 24.Theſe things did Benaiah the ſonne of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mightie.] See 2. Sam. 23.22.
Verſ. 27. Shammoth the Harorite.] 2. Sam. 23.25. he is called Shammah the Harodite. So alſo are many other of the following names much different from thoſe in Samuel, as may be obſerved by comparing both places together,
Verſ. 34. The ſonnes of Haſhem the Gizonite, Jonathan the ſonne of Shage the Hararite.] And Shammah the other ſonne of Haſhem, or Jaſhen, as is expreſſed, 2. Sam. 23.32, 33. though here omitted.
Verſ. 41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the ſonne of Ahlai, &c.] 2. Sam. 23. Uriah is the laſt mentioned; but to thoſe ſome other are here added, becauſe though they were not of the thirty, yet they were captains of great note and eſteem in Davids armies.