1 Chronicles 11:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:10-47

We have here an account of David's worthies, the great men of his time that served him and were preferred by him. The first edition of this catalogue we had, 2 Sam. 23:8-39 This is much the same, only that those named here from 1 Chron. 11:41-47 to the end are added. Observe, I. The connexion of this catalogue with that which is said concerning David, 1 Chron. 11:9. 1. David waxed greater and greater, and these were his mighty men. Much of the strength and honour of great men is borrowed from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:11

The number of the mighty men - See 2 Samuel 23:8 ; (note), etc., and the notes there. The Targum has a remarkable addition here. "These are the numbers of the strong men who were with David; he was the potent chief of the army; he sat upon the throne of judgment, anointed with the holy oil, all the prophets and wise men standing about him. When he went to battle, he was assisted from on high; and when he sat down to teach the law, the true meaning arose up in his mind. He was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:10-25

This list of chiefs of David's "mighty men' finds a more appropriate position where it is placed here, than where it is found, after the close of the very dying speech of David, in 2 Samuel 23:8-23 . It plainly belongs to the time of the establishment of David's sway over the whole people. The different position of the list here is itself an indication of some force, that the writers of the work of Samuel and of Chronicles availed them- selves independently of the common source, and that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:11

This is the number . The Hebrew has, "These are the number." The sentence should probably be, "These are the names" ( 2 Samuel 23:8 ). Jashobeam . In the parallel passage, this name is supplied by the words "The Tachmonite ישֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבָת , Authorized Version, "that sat in the seat" (see the previous verse), probably in error for our יָשָׁבְעָם (see Kennicott's 'Dissert.,' 82). His immediate paternal ancestor seems to have been Zabdiel ( 1 Chronicles 27:2 ). The only other... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 11:11

Chief of the captains - Or, “of the thirty,” according to another and better reading (see 1Ch 11:15, 1 Chronicles 11:25; compare 2 Samuel 23:8 note). Jashobeam was the commander of the first monthly course of 24,090 soldiers 1 Chronicles 27:2. He is probably the warrior of the name who joined David at Ziklag 1 Chronicles 12:6. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 11:11

1 Chronicles 11:11. Jashobeam a Hachmonite Called the Tachmonite, and Adino the Eznite, 2 Samuel 23:8. He lifted up his spear against three hundred slain, &c. By his own hand, five hundred more being slain by others then joining with him, who pursued the victory, both which sums make up the eight hundred, numbered 2 Samuel 23:8. The slaughter of all is justly ascribed to him, because it was the effect of his valour. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 11:1-47

David made king (11:1-12:40)It seems clear that the writer of Chronicles assumes that his readers have already read the books of Samuel and Kings. (In this commentary also it is assumed that the reader has read these books. For further details see notes and maps at the relevant places in Samuel and Kings, and the appendix at the end of Chronicles.)In view of his readers’ assumed knowledge, the Chronicler makes no attempt to record events that have little to do with his central purpose. For... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 11:11

Jashobeam. See note on "Tachmonite" (2 Samuel 23:8 ). captains, or thirty. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

11-13. Jashobeam, an Hachmonite—or, "son of Hachmoni." He is called also son of Zabdiel ( :-), so that, strictly speaking, he was the grandson of Hachmoni (compare 1 Chronicles 27:32). lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time—The feat is said (1 Chronicles 27:32- :) to have been a slaughter of eight hundred in one day. Some endeavor to reconcile the statements in that passage and in this by supposing that he slew eight hundred on one occasion and three hundred on... 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