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A Textual Puzzle
Commentators note a textual difference between this verse and its parallel in 1 Chronicles 11:34. In Samuel, we read 'the sons of Jashen,' while Chronicles lists 'the sons of Hashem the Gizonite.' Scholars suggest this could be a minor scribal error, with one commentator proposing that 'the sons of' might be an accidental repetition of letters from the preceding word.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 23:32
19th Century
Bishop
Of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan. —The preposition of is not in the Hebrew, and should be omitted. For the rest [Reference…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 23:32
17th Century
Pastor
Eliahba the Shaalbonite
Of Shaalboa or Shaaiabin, a city in the tribe of Dan, (Joshua 19:42) ; perhaps t…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 23:8–39
17th Century
Minister
David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; he had often refreshed …