1 Chronicles 12:4

4 Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;

1 Chronicles 12:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 12:4

And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and
over the thirty
That came with him, and he had the command of; this man was of Gibeon, another city in the tribe of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:25 ) and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad, the Gederathite;
one of Gederah, a city in the tribe of Judah, perhaps on the borders of that and Benjamin; Joram speaks of it as belonging to the country of the city Aelia or Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 12:4 In-Context

2 All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.

3 Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;

4 Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph;

6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;

Footnotes

• [a]. Verses 12:4b-40 are numbered 12:5-41 in Hebrew text.