King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 11:37 Mean?
“Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,”
Context
35
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, Sacar: or, Sharar Eliphal: or, Eliphelet Ur: or, Ahasbai
36
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
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Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, the son: or, the Haggerite
39
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(37) **Hezro.**—Syriac, “Hezri” and so perhaps Samuel, margin; but Samuel, text, “Hezro.”
**Carmelite.**—Of Carmel (*Karmul*)*,* a town south of Hebron (Joshua 15:55).
**Naarai the son of Ezbai.**—Samuel, “Paarah the Arbite.” Arab also was a town south of Hebron, in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:52).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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