Annotations upon the remaining historicall part of the Old Testament. The second part. to wit, the books of Joshua, Judges, the two books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, and the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther : wherein first, all such passages in the text are explained as were thought likely to be questioned by any reader of ordinary capacity : secondly, in many clauses those things are discovered which are needfull and usefull to be known ... and thirdly, many places that might at first seem to contradict one another are reconciled ... / by Arthur Jackson.

CHAP. XI.

Vers. 1. THen all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, &c.] To wit, Ishbosheth being slain, when David had already reigned seven years in Hebron: for betwixt the death of Saul and this anointing of David by all the tribes of Israel, many things are recorded in the foure first chapters of the second of Samuel, which are here omitted: now what needs explanation in these three first verses, see in the notes upon 2. Sam. 5, 1, 2, 3.

Vers. 4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, &c.] To wit, to take the strong hold of Zion, a part of Jerusalem which was still in the Jebusites possession; see 2. Sam. 5.6.

Vers. 5. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither.] Adding withall by way of derision, except thou take away the blind and the lame; of which see 2. Sam. 5.6.

Vers. 6. So Joab the sonne of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.] Joab was before one of Davids chief captains, 2. Sam. 3.22, 23. but not the Generall over all his forces, or if he were, it was not over all the forces of Israel, but onely over the forces of Judah (for till now the other tribes had not taken them for their king:) that honour was now conferred upon him for this service of his, in taking the fort of Zion.

Vers. 8. And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about, &c.] See 2. Sam. 5.9.

Vers. 10. These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, &c,] See 2. Sam. 23.8.

Vers. 11. Jashobeam an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains, he lift up his spear against three hundred, &c.] Called also Adino the Eznite, and the Tachmo∣nite, 2. Sam. 23.8, 9.

Vers. 12. And after him was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite, who was

one of the three mighties, &c.] The second of the first three; see 2. Sam. 23.9. the third was Shammah, 2. Sam. 23.11. whose name is not here expressed; concern∣ing whom, and the brave exploit here mentioned of this Eleazar and Shammah, see 2. Sam. 23.11. Eleazar when he had done slaying them, was not able to take his hand from his sword

Vers. 15. Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, &c.] See 2, Sam. 23.13.

Vers. 17. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, &c.] See the notes concerning this passage, 2. S••••. 23.15, 16.

Vees. 19. These things did these three mightiest.] That is, Davids three chief worthies; yet some conceive that it is meant of the second three, whereof Abishai was the chief. 1. Because the words immediately following, vers. 20. And Abishai the brother of Joab he was chief of the three, &c. seem to have respect to that which went before. 2. Because this is onely expressed thus, 2. Sam. 13.17. These things did these three mighty men, whence they inferre that they are here called the mightiest onely with respect to the thirty; of whom, or in regard of whom, they were the mightiest, not that they were the three chief of his worthies: but the first exposition I conceive most probable, see 2. Sam. 23.13.

Vers. 20. And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was cheif of the three.] See 2. Sam. 23.18.

Vers. 22. Benaiah the sonne of Jehoiada, the sonne of a valiant man of Kabzeel, &c.] See 2. Sam. 23.20.

Also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowie day.] This may be added to intimate how the lion came to be shut up in a pit, to wit, the pits mouth being co∣vered with snow, as he was going over it he fell into it.

Vers. 24.These things did Benaiah the sonne of Jehoiada, and had the name a∣mong the three mightie.] See 2. Sam. 23.22.

Vers. 27. Shammoth the Harorite.] 2. Sam. 23.25. he is called Shammah the Ha∣rodite. So also are many other of the following names much different from those in Samuel, as may be observed by comparing both places together,

Vers. 34. The sonnes of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the sonne of Shage the Hararite.] And Shammah the other sonne of Hashem, or Jashen, as is expressed, 2. Sam. 23.32, 33. though here omitted.

Vers. 41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the sonne of Ahlai, &c.] 2. Sam. 23. Uriah is the last mentioned; but to those some other are here added, because though they were not of the thirty, yet they were captains of great note and esteem in Davids armies.