Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
The verse is composed almost entirely of names, and therefore does not set forth an expressed promise. It records Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite among the men reckoned as truly mighty under David. That roll of mighty men belongs to the account of David's work and the division of his armies.
It stands within the fuller parallel to the account in 2 Samuel of David becoming king over all Israel, covering the wider events surrounding his rise to the throne. In particular it belongs to the record of the assembly at Hebron, where the tribes of Israel came to acknowledge David as king, and names some of the men present there. The whole account is to be read alongside the parallel record in Samuel, with the exception of the genealogies. Taken together, that comparison displays David's virtues and his mistakes, together with God's mercy and guidance.
The verse is composed almost entirely of names, and therefore does not set forth an expressed promise. It records Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite among the men reckoned as truly mighty under David. That roll of mighty men belongs to the account of David's work and the division of his armies.
It stands within the fuller parallel to the account in 2 Samuel of David becoming king over all Israel, covering the wider events surrounding his rise to the throne. In particular it belongs to the record of the assembly at Hebron, where the tribes of Israel came to acknowledge David as king, and names some of the men present there. The whole account is to be read alongside the parallel record in Samuel, with the exception of the genealogies. Taken together, that comparison displays David's virtues and his mistakes, together with God's mercy and guidance.