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These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
2 Samuel 23:8 — KJV
Of the mighty men. This verse introduces the second section of the chapter (vs. 8-39), which contains a list of the heroes of David. The same list, with some variations, appears in 1 Chron. 11:11-47. In Chronicles the list appears in the beginning of the account of David’s reign; here it comes at the close of that account. But it evidently dates from early in David’s reign (see on v. 24).
That sat in the seat. Some transliterate the Hebrew of these words, making them the proper name of the warrior, “Joshebbasshebeth” (see RSV). The name appears as “Jashobeam, an Hachmonite” in 1 Chron. 11:11. He had been with David at Zildag (1 Chron. 12:1, 6).
Chief among the captains. See 1 Chron. 27:2, according to which he was captain of the first division of David’s army, which served during the first month of the year. See on 2 Kings 7:2 for a discussion of the word here translated “captains.”
Adino the Eznite. Instead of this phrase, Chronicles reads, “he lifted up his spear” (1 Chron. 11:11).
Eight hundred. 1 Chron. 11:11 has “three hundred.” It is impossible to tell which number is correct. One of the manuscripts of the Syriac reads “eight hundred” in Chronicles as well.
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