2 Samuel 19:37

and be buried by the grave, &c. The ancient affection for the family sepulchre is very remarkable. See Judges 8:32; 2 Samuel 2:32; 2Sa 17:23; 2 Samuel 21:14; 1 Kings 13:22.

Chimham Barzillai's son, who with his brothers was specially commended to Solomon's care (1 Kings 2:7). From the mention of "the habitation of Chimham which is by Bethlehem" in Jeremiah 41:17, it has been ingeniously inferred that Chimham received a grant of land from David's patrimony at Bethlehem, which retained his name for at least four centuries. See Stanley's Lect.II. 152.