2 Samuel 23:37

37 Selec de Amón, Naharai de Beerot, escudero de Joab hijo de Sarvia

2 Samuel 23:37 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:37

Zelek the Ammonite
Who was so either by birth, and became a proselyte; so the Targum says, he was of the children of Ammon; or is so called, because he had sojourned some time in their land, or had done some exploits against them; unless he was of Chepharhaammonai, a city of the tribe of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:24 ) ;

Naharai the Beerothite;
native of Beeroth, a city in the same tribe, ( Joshua 18:25 ) ;

armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
Joab had ten of them, this perhaps was the chief of them, ( 2 Samuel 18:15 ) ; who was advanced to be a captain, and therefore has a name and place among the thirty, very likely for some military, exploits performed by him; he is in the list of David's worthies, though not Joab his master, as before observed; the reason of Joab being left out is either because he was over them all, as before noted; according to Josephus ^F20, Uriah the Hittite, after mentioned, was an armourbearer to Joab.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 7. sect. 1.

2 Samuel 23:37 In-Context

35 Hesrai del Carmelo, Paarai de Arbi

36 Igal hijo de Natán de Soba, Bani de Gadi

37 Selec de Amón, Naharai de Beerot, escudero de Joab hijo de Sarvia

38 Ira de Itri, Gareb de Itri

39 Urías, el heteo. Entre todos treinta y siete