📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 11:47
What does 1 Chronicles 11:47 mean?
"Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite."
— 1 Chronicles 11:47 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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 comes at the very end of a long list of names in 1 Chronicles 11, which catalogs the "mighty men" — the elite warriors who served King David and helped establish his kingdom. In plain language, it simply records three more soldiers: a man named Eliel, another named Obed, and a third named Jaasiel, who is identified as being from Mezobaite (likely referring to his hometown or clan, though the location is uncertain since it is not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture).
The book of 1 Chronicles was likely written after the Babylonian exile, compiled by a writer (traditionally associated
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