=34.= _the sons of Hashem the Gizonite_] The corresponding clause in 2 Samuel xxiii. 32 is simply “the sons of Jashen.” The text is corrupt in both places. LXX. (Chronicles) for _the sons of_ has the proper name “Benaiah.” Read perhaps “Jashen the Gunite” (compare Numbers xxvi. 48) omitting _the sons of_ (Hebrew _bĕnē_) as arising from a mistaken repetition of the last three letters of Shaalbonite (Hebrew form). _Jonathan the son of Shage_] Compare 2 Samuel 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. ³⁵Ahiam the son of Sacar¹ the Hararite, Eliphal² the son of Ur; ³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite; ¹ In 2 Samuel xxiii. 33, _Sharar_. ² In 2 Samuel xxiii. 34, _Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai_. =35.= _Sacar_] In 2 Samuel “Sharar.” =35, 36.= _Eliphal the son of Ur; Hepher the Mecherathite_] In 2 Samuel xxiii. 34 “Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite.” Chronicles has two heroes against one in 2 Samuel. =36.= _Ahijah the Pelonite_] A mutilated reading of 2 Samuel 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 (Joshua xv. 51). ³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai¹ the son of Ezbai; ¹ In 2 Samuel xxiii. 35, _Paarai the Arbite_. =37.= _Hezro_] So 2 Samuel xxiii. 35 (Revised Version following the _Kethīb_); but Hezrai (Authorized Version following the _Ḳerī_). _the Carmelite_] i.e. inhabitant of Carmel, a town in the hill country of Judah (1 Samuel xxv. 2 ff.). _Naarai_] In 2 Samuel xxiii. 35 “Paarai.” The true form is lost. _the son of Ezbai_] In 2 Samuel “the Arbite” (simply), i.e. (probably) “inhabitant of Arab” (Joshua xv. 52), a town in the hill country of Judah. ³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri; =38.= _Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar_] _Mibhar_ is a corruption of a word (“of Zobah”) belonging to the first clause of the verse; compare 2 Samuel xxiii. 39, “Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah.” For “Zobah” compare xviii. 3. _the son of Hagri_] In 2 Samuel “Bani the Gadite.” ³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah; =39.= _the Berothite_] Spelt generally “Beerothite.” Beeroth was a Benjamite town; 2 Samuel iv. 2. ⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite; =40.= _the Ithrite_] i.e. “member of the family (or ‘clan’) of Jether.” Compare ii. 17, note. ⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai; =41.= _Uriah the Hittite_] Compare 2 Samuel xi. 3. The list in 2 Samuel xxiii. closes with this name and with the note “thirty and seven in all.” In Chronicles the list is extended to include sixteen additional names, which are all otherwise unknown. =41b‒47= (no parallel in 2 Samuel). CONTINUATION OF THE LIST OF DAVID’S MIGHTY MEN.