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The number of the mighty men - See 2Sa 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 elect and pleasant, of a beautiful mien and lovely countenance, exercised in wisdom, prudent in counsel, and strong in virtue; the prince of the assembly, of a melodious voice, master in hymns, and chief among the mighty. He was instructed in the use of martial weapons; he carried a spear, to which was appended the ensign of the host of Judah; he went forth according to the voice of the Holy Spirit, was victorious in battle, and overthrew with his spear three hundred men at one time.” - T.
On this and some of the following verses there is a judicious note of Dr. Kennicott, which I shall take the liberty to introduce, referring to his first Dissertation on the Hebrew text for farther illustration and proof, p. 128-144.
“Among the parallel places, a comparison of which may be of very considerable service, scarce any passages will appear more effectually to correct each other than the catalogue of David’s mighty men of valor, as it now stands in 2 Samuel 23:8-39, and in this chapter. About thirty-four Hebrew words have been lost out of this part of the passage in Chronicles, which are happily preserved in Samuel.
“The chief point of proof is this, that the catalogue divides these thirty-seven warriors into the captain-general, a first three, a second three, and the remaining thirty; and yet that the third captain of the first ternary is now here omitted. The following juxtaposition will show the whole deficiency, and properly supply it. But let it be observed that Jashobeam, the first captain of the first ternary, had been already mentioned, and that the history is here speaking of the second captain, namely, Eleazar.
2 Samuel 1 Chronicles
2Sa 23:9 And after him was Eleazar the son 1Ch 11:12 And after him was Eleazar the son
of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
men with David when they defied 1Ch 11:13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there
the Philistines that were there gathered together to the Philistines were gathered together to
battle, and the men of Israel were gone away. battle,
2Sa 23:10 He arose and smote the Philistines until his
hand was weary and his hand clave unto the
sword; and the Lord wrought a great victory
that day: and the people returned after him only
to spoil. 2Sa 23:11 And after him was Shammah. The
son of Agee, the Hararite: and the Philistines
were gathered together into a troop, where was where was
a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people a parcel of ground full of barley, and the people
fled from the Philistines. 2Sa 23:12 But he fled from before the Philistines. 1Ch 11:14 And they set
stood in the midst of the ground and defended themselves, in the midst of that parcel, and delivered
it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord
wrought a great victory. saved them by a great deliverance.