13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
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Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-15)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 we are told how he marshalled them when God had given him rest from all his enemies. He did not keep them all together, for that would have been a hardship on them and the country; yet he did not disb…
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