Hezro the Carmelite and Naarai the son of Ezbai are named together in this verse as two of David's men. The verse is part of the fuller account of the assembly at Hebron, where the tribes of Israel acknowledged David as king. That chapter records the fighting men sent by the tribes, whose total was about 350,000.
The verse belongs to the account of the work of David and the division of his armies, showing his virtues and his mistakes under God's mercy and guidance. It is to be compared with the parallel account in Samuel, which gives much the same record with the exception of genealogies. It belongs to the record of names in Chronicles, illustrating the careful preservation of Israel's genealogical and tribal records. The genealogy of Judah is especially preserved because Christ came through that tribe.
The verse stands as one name among the men who were truly mighty, whose might came through crying to and trusting God. The general lesson of the recorded names is that God is particular and keeps a faithful record of each soul.
Hezro the Carmelite and Naarai the son of Ezbai are named together in this verse as two of David's men. The verse is part of the fuller account of the assembly at Hebron, where the tribes of Israel acknowledged David as king. That chapter records the fighting men sent by the tribes, whose total was about 350,000.
The verse belongs to the account of the work of David and the division of his armies, showing his virtues and his mistakes under God's mercy and guidance. It is to be compared with the parallel account in Samuel, which gives much the same record with the exception of genealogies. It belongs to the record of names in Chronicles, illustrating the careful preservation of Israel's genealogical and tribal records. The genealogy of Judah is especially preserved because Christ came through that tribe.
The verse stands as one name among the men who were truly mighty, whose might came through crying to and trusting God. The general lesson of the recorded names is that God is particular and keeps a faithful record of each soul.