John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:36
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah ,.... kingdom in Syria, 2 Samuel 8:3 ; according to Hillerus F19 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 856. the same with Joel, 1 Chronicles 11:38 , Bani the Gadite ; who was of the tribe of Gad, as the Targum; in the room of this stands "Mibhar, the son of Haggeri", in 1 Chronicles 11:38 . read more