And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.
The verse belongs to the fuller, parallel account of the assembly at Hebron where the tribes of Israel gathered to acknowledge David as king over all Israel. The contingents who came to David are described as loyal, capable men, noted for valor, skill, wisdom, and wholehearted commitment. The assembled fighting men numbered about 350,000, and the gathering became a three-day festival. In the detailed tribal reckoning the warriors represented by the tribes who came to David at Hebron are counted as 339,600.
The verse identifies Zadok as a valiant young man mighty in valor serving among the military commanders in David's army, and notes twenty-two captains from his father's house. Zadok was a priest, showing the warrior role found among the Levitical priesthood. Priests could also serve as commanders because they came from a warrior ancestry.
The verse belongs to the fuller, parallel account of the assembly at Hebron where the tribes of Israel gathered to acknowledge David as king over all Israel. The contingents who came to David are described as loyal, capable men, noted for valor, skill, wisdom, and wholehearted commitment. The assembled fighting men numbered about 350,000, and the gathering became a three-day festival. In the detailed tribal reckoning the warriors represented by the tribes who came to David at Hebron are counted as 339,600.
The verse identifies Zadok as a valiant young man mighty in valor serving among the military commanders in David's army, and notes twenty-two captains from his father's house. Zadok was a priest, showing the warrior role found among the Levitical priesthood. Priests could also serve as commanders because they came from a warrior ancestry.