Heldai (living). — The same as “Heled” (life) in 1 Chronicles 11:30.
Of Othniel. — Of the clan so called. (Comp. Joshua 15:17.) His town was Netophah, near Bethlehem.
Of the whole list of twelve generals, it is noticeable that eight — viz., the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth — belonged to the royal tribe of Judah. Of the remaining four, the second perhaps, and the ninth certainly, was a Benjamite; the seventh and eleventh were Ephraimites.