Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 2 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 3
11:12 Next in command 4 was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was one of the three elite warriors.
27:2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:32 Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise adviser and scribe; 5
Jehiel son of Hacmoni cared for 6 the king’s sons.
1 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
2 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
3 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
4 tn Heb “after him.”
5 tn Heb “was an adviser, a man of insight, and a scribe.”
6 tn Heb “[was] with” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “tutored”; NRSV “attended”; NLT “was responsible to teach.’