1 Chronicles 11:11

thisis the number More suitably in Samuel, "These be the names."

Jashobeam Called "Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel" in 1 Chronicles 27:2. The name "Jashobeam" is however uncertain. In 2 Sam. (1 Chronicles 23:8, R.V.) it appears as "Josheb-basshebeth," which is certainly wrong. LXX. (B) varies in reproducing the name, but it seems to have read "Ish-bosheth" in Samuel, and "Ish-baal" (Esh-baal) In both places of Chron. These readings are probably right. For the identity of the names "Ish-bosheth," "Esh-baal" see 1 Chronicles 8:33, note.

a Hachmonite R.V. the son of a Hachmonite; cp. 1 Chronicles 27:32. In Samuel (wrongly) "a Tahchemonite."

chief of the captains So Heb. (K'rî), but the C'thîb (which the R.V. follows) reads, chief of the thirty. Neither A.V. nor R.V. gives satisfactory sense. In 2 Samuel 23:8 the LXX. gives, chief of the third part[of the army, cp. ib.2 Samuel 18:2; and this is perhaps right; the Heb. text of Sam. (if not faulty) probably bears the same sense.

he lift up his spear Lit. "he aroused his spear" (a poetic expression). Liftis an obsolete form of the past tense.

against three hundred Samuel "against eight hundred"; so Pesh. (good MSS.) of Chron. Some light is thrown on this exploit by 1 Samuel 18:25-27; the two hundred Philistines slain by David and his men were carefully counted and reckoned to the credit of David personally.

slainby him at one time R.V. and slew them at out time.