Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
The name occurs in 1 Chronicles 10-12, within the larger section of 1 Chronicles 4-26. Chronicles there presents the history of the kingdom of Judah parallel to the last part of Samuel, and this passage is to be compared with the parallel record in Samuel apart from genealogies. It belongs to the account of David's rise to rule over all Israel, covering his work and the division of his armies during the prosperous years of his reign.
More fully, it belongs to the assembling of the tribes at Hebron to acknowledge David as king. That assembly brought together about 350,000 fighting men and became a three-day festival. The account of David shows the reason his men were truly mighty, together with his virtues and his mistakes and God's mercy and guidance.
The name occurs in 1 Chronicles 10-12, within the larger section of 1 Chronicles 4-26. Chronicles there presents the history of the kingdom of Judah parallel to the last part of Samuel, and this passage is to be compared with the parallel record in Samuel apart from genealogies. It belongs to the account of David's rise to rule over all Israel, covering his work and the division of his armies during the prosperous years of his reign.
More fully, it belongs to the assembling of the tribes at Hebron to acknowledge David as king. That assembly brought together about 350,000 fighting men and became a three-day festival. The account of David shows the reason his men were truly mighty, together with his virtues and his mistakes and God's mercy and guidance.