Abiezer the Anethothite ,.... He was of Anathoth, in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 21:18 , the birthplace of Jeremiah the prophet, Jeremiah 1:1 , Mebunnai the Hushathite ; the same with Sibbecai, 1 Chronicles 11:29 ; this man had two names, and was a descendant of Hushah, who came of Judah, 1 Chronicles 4:4 . read more
Zalmon the Ahohite ,.... The same with Ilai, 1 Chronicles 11:29 ; a descendant of Ahoah, a grandson of Benjamin, 1 Chronicles 8:4 , Maharai the Netophathite , who was of Netophah, a city of the tribe of Judah, mentioned along with Bethlehem, Nehemiah 7:26 ; a place of this name is spoken of in the Misnah F15 Misn. Peah, c. 7. sect. 1. Sheviith, c. 9. sect. 5. , famous for artichokes and olives. read more
Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite ,.... Called Heled, 1 Chronicles 11:30 , Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin : sometimes called Gibeah of Benjamin, Judges 20:10 , and Gibeah of Saul, 1 Samuel 11:4 , being a city in the tribe of Benjamin, and the birth place of Saul king of Israel; and this man is distinguished hereby from Ittai the Gittite, 2 Samuel 15:19 . read more
Benaiah the Pirathonite ,.... Who was of Pirathon, a city in the tribe of Ephraim, Judges 12:15 . Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash ; which perhaps ran by the hill Gaash, and was also in the tribe of Ephraim, Joshua 24:30 . This man is called Hurai, 1 Chronicles 11:32 . read more
Abialbon the Arbathite ,.... A native of Betharabah, either in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:6 , or in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:18 ; he is called Abiel in 1 Chronicles 11:32 , Azmaveth the Barhumite ; or Bachurimite, the letters transposed, an inhabitant of Bachurim or Bahurim, a city in the tribe of Benjamin, 2 Samuel 16:5 . read more
Eliahba the Shaalbonite ,.... Of Shaalboa or Shaaiabin, a city in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:42 ; perhaps the Silbonitis of Josephus F16 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 3. sect. 3. : of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan ; in 1 Chronicles 11:34 , it is, the sons of Hashem the Gizonite: sons are spoken of, though but one, as in Genesis 46:23 . read more
Shammah the Hararite ,.... From the mountainous country, as the Targum; the Arabic and Syriac versions say, from the mount of Olives: Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite : from the high mountain, as the Targum; in 1 Chronicles 11:35 , he is called the son of Sacar. read more
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite ,.... In 1 Chronicles 11:35 , he is called Eliphal the son of Ur: Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite ; David's counsellor, that went off to Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:12 ; Eliam his son is supposed, by the Jews, to be the father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, 2 Samuel 11:3 ; according to Hillerus F17 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 906. , he is the same with Ahijah the Pelonite, 1 Chronicles 11:36 . read more
Hezrai the Carmelite ,.... Of Mount Carmel; or from Carmela, as the Targum, see 1 Samuel 25:2 ; he is called Hezro, 1 Chronicles 11:37 , Paarai the Arbite ; or from Arab, as the Targum, a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:52 ; according to Hillerus F18 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 499. , the same with "Naarai the son of Ezbai", in 1 Chronicles 11:37 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:26
Helez the Paltite ,.... Who was of a place called Pater, as the Targum; in 1 Chronicles 11:27 , he is called the Pelonite: Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite ; who was of the city of Tekoah, the native place of Amos the prophet, famous for oil, about twelve miles from Jerusalem; See Gill on Amos 1:1 . read more