And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.
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A list - supplemental in character - of some chief officers of David, not mentioned before. The list cannot belong to a very late part of David’s reign, since it contains the name of Ahithophel, who…
Adam Clarke
And after Ahithophel - The Targum is curious: "When they went to war, they asked counsel of Ahithophel; and, after the counsel of Ahithophel, they inquired by Urim and Thummim of Jehoiada, the son of…
We have here an account,
I. Of the princes of the tribes. Something of the ancient order instituted by Moses in the wilderness was still kept up, that every tribe should have its prince or chief. It…
Cambridge Bible
after Ahithophel Cp. 1Ch 27:7, note.
Jehoiada the son of Benaiah Either we must read, "Benaiah the son of Jehoiada" (cp. 1Ch 18:17), or we must assume that a person known only from this passage is…