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Rh the Pirathonite; Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite; Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite; the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite; Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur; Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite; Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of

32. Hurai] In 2 Sam. xxiii. 30, "Hiddai." The true form of the name is uncertain; neither form occurs elsewhere.

Gaash] A mountain in Ephraim; Judg. ii. 9 (= Josh. xxiv. 30).

Abiel] In 2 Sam. xxiii. 31 "Abi-albon." "Arbathite" means "inhabitant of Beth Arabah"; a town on the border between Judah and Benjamin, Josh. xv. 6.

33. Baharumite] In 2 Sam. xxiii. 31 "Barhumite." We should read in both places, Bahurimite, i.e. "inhabitant of Bahurim," a town of Benjamin (2 Sam. iii. 16).

Shaalbonite] i.e. "inhabitant of Shaalbim" (Judg. i. 35), or "Shaal-abbin" (Josh. xix. 42), a town in Dan.

34. the sons of Hashem the Gizonite] The corresponding clause in 2 Sam. xxiii. 32 is simply "the sons of Jashen." The text is corrupt in both places. LXX. (Chron.) for the sons of has the proper name "Benaiah." Read perhaps "Jashen the Gunite" (cp. Num. xxvi. 48) omitting the sons of (Heb. běnē) as arising from a mistaken repetition of the last three letters of Shaalbonite (Heb. form).

Jonathan the son of Shage] Cp. 2 Sam. xxiii. 32, 33, where the right reading seems to be "Jonathan the son of Shammah." Nothing is known of the meaning of "Hararite," nor is the reading certain.

35. Sacar] In 2 Sam. "Sharar."

35, 36. Eliphal the son of Ur; Hepher the Mecherathite] In 2 Sam. xxiii. 34 "Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite." Chron. has two heroes against one in 2 Sam.

36. Ahijah the Pelonite] A mutilated reading of 2 Sam. xxiii. 34, "Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite." For "Ahithophel" see xxvii. 33, note. "Gilonite" means "inhabitant of Giloh," a town in the hill country of Judah (Josh. xv. 51).

37. Hezro] So 2 Sam. xxiii. 35 (R.V. following the Kethīb); but Hezrai (A.V. following the Ḳerī).

the Carmelite] i.e. inhabitant of Carmel, a town in the hill country of Judah (1 Sam. xxv. 2 ff.).

Naarai] In 2 Sam. xxiii. 35 "Paarai." The true form is lost.

the son of Ezbai] In 2 Sam. "the Arbite" (simply), i.e. (probably) "inhabitant of Arab" (Josh. xv. 52), a town in the hill country of Judah.