This verse is a general heading to the list 1 Chronicles 27:2. The
heading has been taken from some fuller and more elaborate description
of David’s army, whereof the writer of Chronicles gives us only an
abridgement. Omitting the captains of thousands, the captains of
hundreds, and the officers (pr... [ Continue Reading ]
JASHOBEAM - Jashobeam is mentioned in marginal references as the chief
of David’s mighty men. He is called in 1 Chronicles 11:11 “the son
of Hachmoni.” We learn from 1 Chronicles 27:3 that he was of the
tribe of Judah, being descended from Perez (or Pharez), the son of
Judah, from whom David himself... [ Continue Reading ]
Dodai The words “Eleazar, son of,” have probably fallen out before
Dodai (or Dodo). According to Jewish tradition, EIeazar 1 Chronicles
11:12 was cousin to David; his father, Dodai, being Jesse’s brother.
Mikloth was probably second in command to Eleazar.... [ Continue Reading ]
A CHIEF PRIEST - Rather, “the chief priest” - an expression by
which is meant, not the high priest, but probably the high priest’s
deputy, who is sometimes called “the second priest” 2 Kings 25:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
Asahel died before the courses, as here described, could have been
instituted. Perhaps the arrangements of David in his later years were
based upon institutions belonging to the period of his reign at
Hebron.... [ Continue Reading ]
Gad and Asher are omitted from this list of the tribes. Similarly, Dan
and Zebulon are omitted from the genealogical survey of the tribes 1
Chr. 4–8. We can only suppose that the lists, as they came down to
the writer of Chronicles, were incomplete. The “rulers” or
“princes” of the tribes appear to... [ Continue Reading ]
David’s numbering of the people was therefore a military arrangement
in order to fix the amount of his standing army. To the general
Oriental prejudice against numbering possessions, etc., there was
added in the case of the Jews a special objection - a feeling that it
would be irreverent to attempt... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAUSE THERE FELL WRATH - literally, “And there fell wrath.” The
falling of God’s wrath was not the cause of Joab’s ceasing. His
motive is clearly stated in 1 Chronicles 21:6. See also the marginal
references.
NEITHER WAS THE NUMBER ... - The meaning is, that in the portion of
the chronicles of Ki... [ Continue Reading ]
This section is important as showing that David, the younger son of a
not very opulent family 1Sa 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:20, had now become a
large landed proprietor, as well as a capitalist, possessed of much
moveable wealth. We may perhaps see the sources of both these kinds of
property, in the succes... [ Continue Reading ]
A list - supplemental in character - of some chief officers of David,
not mentioned before. The list cannot belong to a very late part of
David’s reign, since it contains the name of Ahithophel, who killed
himself during Absalom’s rebellion 2 Samuel 17:23.
1 Chronicles 27:33
WAS THE KING’S COMPANI... [ Continue Reading ]