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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:20

"And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had a name among the three. Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three." read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:22

"Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in a time of snow. And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah the son of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:21

1 Chronicles 11:21. Of the three he was more honourable, &c.— He was after those three, in the second place of honour, although he commanded them; nor did he attain to their glory. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:22

22. Benaiah . . . of Kabzeel—a town in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:21; Nehemiah 11:25). It is said that "he had done many acts," though three only are mentioned as specimens of his daring energy and fearless courage. slew two lionlike men of Moab—literally, "lions of God," that is, great lions or champions. This gallant feat was probably achieved in David's hostile invasion of Moab (2 Samuel 8:2). also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day—probably a cave into which Benaiah had... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 11:10-40

C. David’s Mighty Men 11:10-12:40This list of great warriors reflects the greatness of David. People know something about a man or woman by the company he or she keeps. The writer identified three groups: the chiefs among David’s mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:10-25), the mighty men in David’s army (1 Chronicles 11:26-47), and the mighty men who joined David at Ziklag (ch. 12).There are several discrepancies between the numbers in Chronicles and those in parallel passages in Samuel, Kings, and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:1-47

David’s Coronation at Hebron and his Capture of ZionThe writer, though mentioning David’s crowning at Hebron, omits all description of his 7 years’ reign there, and in this chapter unites with some variations and additions two sections of 2 S, viz. 2 Samuel 5:1-10 and 2 Samuel 23:8-39.6. So Joab, etc.] This is an addition to the account in 2 Samuel 5:8.10. Strengthened themselves] better, ’exerted themselves.’11. The chief of the captains] another reading is ’chief of the thirty’: cp. 1... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 11:10-44

(10-44) X list of the warriors who helped David to win and maintain his kingdom. This catalogue answers to that of 2 Samuel 23:8-39, which, however, breaks off with Uriah the Hittite; whereas our text communicates sixteen additional names. This fact proves that the chronicler had either a fuller source, or a different recension of Samuel. The numerous variant spellings are in general mistakes of transcription. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 11:20

(20) Abishai the brother of Joab.—Heb., Abshai, but in Samuel, Abishai. (Comp. Abram and Abiram.) Samuel adds “son of Zeruiah” after Joab. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 2:16 and 1 Chronicles 18:12; 1 Chronicles 19:11 ff. for other deeds of Abishai.)He was chief of the three.—Apparently the second triad, one of whose famous exploits has just been related (1 Chronicles 11:15-19). The Hebrew text of Samuel seems to read “knights,” but some MSS., the Hebrew margin, and all the versions, agree with... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 11:20-25

(20-25) Feats of Abishai and Benaiah. (Comp. 2 Samuel 23:18-23, of which the present passage is little more than a duplicate.) read more

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