📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 11:44
What does 1 Chronicles 11:44 mean?
"Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,"
— 1 Chronicles 11:44 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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,
Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
Explanation
This verse is one line within a lengthy roster of David's "mighty men," the elite warriors who supported his rise to kingship and his military campaigns. In plain terms, it simply names three additional soldiers: Uzzia, identified by his hometown of Ashtaroth (a town in the region of Bashan
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