Title. Michtam. App-65.
when, &c. See 2 Samuel 8:13-14.
Aram-naharaim, &c.. Mesopotamia or Syria. See 1 Chronicles 18:5, and note below on "twelve thousand".
twelve thousand. In 2 Samuel 8:13, and 1 Chronicles 18:12, it is David's and Abishai's exploit, which was 18,000. Here, it is Joab's exploit, and his share was 12,000, but he took six months longer in finishing up his task (1 Kings 11:15; 1 Kings 11:16). David's 22,000 in 1 Chronicles 18:5 were in. Syrian campaign. See notes on 2 Samuel 8:12; 2 Samuel 8:13.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.