King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 23:36 Mean?
“Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,”
Context
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,
38
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(36) **Igal.**—Chronicles has *Joel. *The two names differ in Hebrew only in one letter, and that a very similar one; but he is described here as *the son of Nathan of Zobah, *in Chronicles as *the brother of Nathan. Brother *is in Hebrew *ahi, *and some MSS. in Chronicles read *the son of Ahinathan. *If this be accepted, the only difference would be in the form of a name, *Nathan *or *Ahinathan.*
**Bani the Gadite.**—In Chronicles *Mibhar the son of Haggeri. *Entirely unlike as these readings appear, they are not so very different in the original. *Mibhar *is for Zobah of the previous clause, a word at present missing in Chronicles; *the son of *(*Ben*) is for Bani; and *the Gadite *(with the article) differs from *Haggeri *only by the change of the often confused letters *d *and r. The text here is the true one.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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