1 Chronicles 11:27 stands in 1 Chronicles 10-12, in the portion parallel to the last part of Samuel, in the record centered on the kingdom of Judah covering the prosperous years of David's reign. The chapter gives a fuller account of the tribes assembling at Hebron to acknowledge David as king, and includes Shammoth the Harorite and Helez the Pelonite in its roster. About 350,000 fighting men assembled, and the gathering included a three-day festival. The verse is part of the genealogical record of names in Chronicles that preserves the history and integrity of Israel's tribes. The passage is to be read and compared with the parallel record in Samuel with the exception of genealogies, and to be dwelt upon with interest as part of the work of David and the division of his armies, showing his virtues and his mistakes and God's mercy and guidance, and the reason why men were truly mighty.
1 Chronicles 11:27 stands in 1 Chronicles 10-12, in the portion parallel to the last part of Samuel, in the record centered on the kingdom of Judah covering the prosperous years of David's reign. The chapter gives a fuller account of the tribes assembling at Hebron to acknowledge David as king, and includes Shammoth the Harorite and Helez the Pelonite in its roster. About 350,000 fighting men assembled, and the gathering included a three-day festival. The verse is part of the genealogical record of names in Chronicles that preserves the history and integrity of Israel's tribes. The passage is to be read and compared with the parallel record in Samuel with the exception of genealogies, and to be dwelt upon with interest as part of the work of David and the division of his armies, showing his virtues and his mistakes and God's mercy and guidance, and the reason why men were truly mighty.