📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 11:43
What does 1 Chronicles 11:43 mean?
"Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,"
— 1 Chronicles 11:43 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Explanation
This verse is part of a longer roster found in 1 Chronicles 11:26-47, which lists the names of David's "mighty men" — the elite warriors who fought alongside him and helped establish his kingdom. In plain language, the verse simply identifies two more men on that list: Hanan, whose father was named Maacah, and Joshaphat, who came from a place or clan called Mithnite (likely referring to a location or family group not otherwise identified in Scripture). Beyond their names and brief identifying details, nothing further is told about them — no exploits, no stories, just their inclusion in the record.
The book of Chronicles was likely compiled by Ezra (or a similar scribe/priest) after the Babylonian exile, for the
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