Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
The verse names one of David's mighty men in the record of David's work and the division of his armies. It belongs to the fuller account of the assembly at Hebron where Israel's tribes gathered to acknowledge David as king. Within that history it falls in the 1 Chronicles 10-12 portion covering the closing, prosperous years of David's reign.
It is part of the Chronicles genealogical record preserving names within Israel's tribal history. The assembly at Hebron included large numbers of fighting men and became a three-day festival. The men listed were truly mighty because they trusted God and cried to Him for help.
The careful preservation of these records shows the integrity and continuity of the tribes, and the genealogy of Judah is especially significant because Christ came through that tribe. Its parallel is in Samuel, which gives much the same record except for genealogies, showing David's work, his virtues and mistakes, and God's mercy and guidance. It stands in the part of Chronicles that is parallel to the last part of Samuel, in the book that deals more fully with the kingdom of Judah.
The verse names one of David's mighty men in the record of David's work and the division of his armies. It belongs to the fuller account of the assembly at Hebron where Israel's tribes gathered to acknowledge David as king. Within that history it falls in the 1 Chronicles 10-12 portion covering the closing, prosperous years of David's reign.
It is part of the Chronicles genealogical record preserving names within Israel's tribal history. The assembly at Hebron included large numbers of fighting men and became a three-day festival. The men listed were truly mighty because they trusted God and cried to Him for help.
The careful preservation of these records shows the integrity and continuity of the tribes, and the genealogy of Judah is especially significant because Christ came through that tribe. Its parallel is in Samuel, which gives much the same record except for genealogies, showing David's work, his virtues and mistakes, and God's mercy and guidance. It stands in the part of Chronicles that is parallel to the last part of Samuel, in the book that deals more fully with the kingdom of Judah.