This name stands in the fuller account of the tribes assembling at Hebron to make David king over all Israel. That gathering brought together about 350,000 fighting men and was marked by a three-day festival. The verse itself belongs to the record of David's work and the division of his armies, naming the mighty men under him.
It is to be compared with the parallel record in Samuel, which gives much the same history with the exception of genealogies. As one of the names in Chronicles, it illustrates how Scripture preserves detailed records of God's children. Its mention illustrates the integrity of Israel's tribes. The passage gives material for considering what made men truly mighty, the work David did, his virtues and his mistakes, and God's mercy and guidance.
This name stands in the fuller account of the tribes assembling at Hebron to make David king over all Israel. That gathering brought together about 350,000 fighting men and was marked by a three-day festival. The verse itself belongs to the record of David's work and the division of his armies, naming the mighty men under him.
It is to be compared with the parallel record in Samuel, which gives much the same history with the exception of genealogies. As one of the names in Chronicles, it illustrates how Scripture preserves detailed records of God's children. Its mention illustrates the integrity of Israel's tribes. The passage gives material for considering what made men truly mighty, the work David did, his virtues and his mistakes, and God's mercy and guidance.