SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:37
Selec de Amón, Naharai de Beerot, escudero de Joab hijo de Sarvia;
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 37. Zelek the Ammonite , etc.] Who was so either by birth, and became a proselyte; so the Targum says, he was of the children of Ammon; or is so called, because he had sojourned some time in their land, or had done some exploits against them; unless he was of Chepharhaammonai, a city of the tribe of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:24); Naharai the Beerothite ; native of Beeroth, a city in the same tribe, ( Joshua 18:25); armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah ; Joab had ten of them, this perhaps was the chief of them, ( 2 Samuel 18:15); who was advanced to be a captain, and therefore has a name and place among the thirty, very likely for some military, exploits performed by him; he is in the list of David’s worthies, though not Joab his master, as before observed; the reason of Joab being left out is either because he was over them all, as before noted; according to Josephus f410 , Uriah the Hittite, after mentioned, was an armourbearer to Joab.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-39 - David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. I seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it wa without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forwar to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, an so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to our Lord Jesus, by ready compliance with his will, as shown us by his word, Spirit, and providence? But David poured out the water as drink-offering to the Lord. Thus he would cross his own foolish fancy and punish himself for indulging it, and show that he had sobe thoughts to correct his rash ones, and knew how to deny himself. Di David look upon that water as very precious which was got at the hazar of these men's blood, and shall not we much more value those benefit for purchasing which our blessed Saviour shed his blood? Let all bewar of neglecting so great salvation __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
צלק 6768 העמני 5984 נחרי 5171 הבארתי 886 נשׂאי 5375 כלי 3627 יואב 3097 בן 1121 צריה׃ 6870
