» Heb. his hearing or obedience, i. e, thoſe that were always ready
to hear and obey or execute his Commands, to wit, the Guards of his Body.
26 Alſo the valiant men of the armies, were Aſahel _ brother of Joab, Elhanan the ſon of Dodo of Beth- chem : | 27 Shammoth the || Hararite, Helez, the Pelonite, | 28 Ira the ſon of Ikkeſh the Tekoite, Abiezer the An- frail tothite, 2 Sami233 29 Sibbecai the Huſhathite, Tlai the Ahohite, 25- 30 Mahari the Netophathite, Heled the ſon of Baa- nah the Ne:ophathite, 31 Ithai the ſon of Ribai, of Gibeah,char pertained to the children of Benjamite, Benajah the Pirathonite, 3 Hurai of the books o of Gaaſh, Abiel the Arba- chite,
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1 Ortle 38 Joel the brother of Nathan q,Mibhar.|| the ſon of
Hagger150. Hagger1, ' x6,
q Either 1. The ſame who is called Jas! the (on of Nathan of Zobah, being poſſibly his Brether by Birth and Nature, and called his Sor by Adoption, or right of Succeſſion to his Eſtate : or called his Brother at large for his near Kinſman, and his $02 for his Nephew :
2. Another, who, upon the Death of the former, was put in
his ſtead.
29 Zelck the Ammonite,Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the ſon of Zerujah,
40 Ira the Ithrice, Gareb the Ichrite,
4r Uriah the Hittite r,Zabad the ſon of Ahlai,
r The laſt of that Catalogue in 2 S«m.23-39 But here ſome others are added to the Number, becauſe though they were not of the Thirty.yet they were Men of great Valour and Renown amongſt David's Commanders. ; ; :
42 Adina the ſon of Shiza, the Reubenite,a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty s with him.
5 Thirty Captains who were under him as their Colonel.
42 Hanan the fon of Maacah, and Jehoſhaphat the Mithnite.
44 Uzziah the Aſhterathite, Shama and Jehiel the ſons of Hothan the Aroerite ?,
t So called poſſibly becauſe. his Station and Quarters were upon the River Aroer beyond Jordan, being placed there for the Detence of thoſe Parts. ,
45 Jediael the ſon of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tirzite,
45 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jerimai, and Joſhaviah, the ſons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabire «.
x So called either becauſe he was by Birth a Moabite,though now proſelyted ro the trueReiigion,or from ſome eminent Service done by him againſt the Moabites,as among the Romans Scipio was called Aſiatick and African,becauſe of his great Atchievements and ViCtories over thoſe Parts and People» :
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaaſfie) the Meſobaate. CH A P. XII.
The Companies that came to David at Ziklag when Purſued by Saul : Jome of Sauls own Family : ſome of the Tribe of Gad : of Benjamin : and Judah : and Manaſſeh: 1 22. The Armies that cams to him at Hebron : their Feaſt, 23 4
OW * thele are they
19:2. + while he yet kept himſelf cloſe s, becauſe
tHeb.be- of Saul the ſon of Kiſh :and they were among the migh-
mu ?. ty men, helpers of the war.
a Or, was ſhut up,or ſhut out, from his own Land and People; for he ſpeaks not of that time when he was ſhut up, and hid himſelf
P P> anc in Caves in the Land of Judah, but when he was as Ziklag.
2 They were armed with bows,and could uſe both the right hand and the left b, in hurling ſtones and ſhooting arrows out of a bow, even of Sauls brethren of Benja- min c.
6 With like nimbleneſs and certainty. Compare Judges 3:15. and 20:16. c i. e Of Saul's own Tribe : who were moved hereunto by Gods Spirit,and by the conſcience of their Duty to David,to whom God had given the Crown in reverſion ; and by their Obſervation of Gods departure from Saul,and of his ſpecial Preſence with David,and his gracious Providence for him.
3 The chief-was Ahiezer, then Joaſh,the ſons of || She- maah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the ſons of Azmaveth, and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.
4 And Iſmajah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty 4, and Jeremiah, and Ja- haziel, and Johanan, and Joſabad the Gederathite,
d 3..e. Who came attended with 3o valiant Benjamites, and was their Leader and Commander-
5 Eluzai and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphire,
6 Eikanah, and Jeſiah, and Azareel, and Joezer and Jaſhobeam the Korhires. a7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah thg ſons of Jeroham of
edor, |
8 And of the Gadite there ſeparated themſelves e un- " toDavid into the hoid to the wilderneſs f,men of might, : - f and men | of war, fic for the bactel, thac couid handle tac, ,, Ihield and buckler : whoſe faces were like che taces of hems lions g, and were Þ as fwift as the roes upon the moun- Um the tains þ.
ein e« From $Saul,to whom they had hitherto adhered ; and from their i <_ B:erhien of ther own Tribe, who yer maintained Sauls Cauſe ; and Pe from their Families, & the placcs where they lived, from whom they went to David. f Or, imo the ld of the Wilderneſs ; tee. Either to
the Cave of Adailam cr Engeds 3 or rather to Ziklag, as appears frem
% b Which was 11 the Wilderneſs of J#4ah, which 15 here called che
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NICHES. Chap, XIT, bold, or the fortreſs, which name 1s alſo given to the City of Devid, | 1 Chron. 11:7. the Hebrew word being the ſame both here and there.
g Who were full of Courage,and by the Majeſty and Fierceneſs of theirCountenance terrified their Adverſaries. þ As their very Looks:
datinred their Enemies, and pur them to flighr,ſo they could eaſily * purſue and overtake and deſtroy them in their Flight.
9 Eze:r the firſt,Obadiah the ſecond, Eliab the third,
io Milhmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, -
11 Attai the ſixth; Eliel the ſeventh,
12 Johanan the Eighth, Elzabub the ninth,
13 Jeremiah the-tenth, Machbanai the Eleventh.
I4 Thele were the ſons of Gad,caprains of the hoſt : + one of the leaſt wa%over an hundred, and the greateſt , ;;. . over a thouſand z.. . | | ns