Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
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Gill's Exposition
Over the first course for the first month,.... The month Nisan, sometimes called Abib, which was March:
was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; the first and chief of David's worthies, Ch1 11:11.
and in…
Barnes' Notes
Jashobeam - Jashobeam is mentioned in marginal references as the chief of David’s mighty men. He is called in 1Ch 11:11 “the son of Hachmoni.” We learn from 1Ch 27:3 that he was of the tribe of Judah,…
Adam Clarke
First course for the first month - Instead of mentioning first, second, third, etc., month, the Targum names them thus: First month, Nisan; second, Aiyar; third, Sivan; fourth, Tammuz; fifth, Ab;…
We have here an account of the regulation of the militia of the kingdom. David was himself a man of war, and had done great things with the sword; he had brought into the field great armies. Now here…