King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 23:35 Mean?
“Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,”
Context
33
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(35) **Hezrai.**—So the Hebrew margin; but the text has *Hezro, *as in Chronicles. He was of Carmel, seven miles S.S.E. of Hebron, famous in David’s early history.
**Paarai the Arbite.**—In Chronicles “Naarai the son of Ezbai.” It is impossible to decide whether *Paarai *or *Naarai *is the correct form, but *the son of Ezbai *is evidently a scribe’s error for *the Arbite, *which it must resemble in the original.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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