These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
One of the least was over an hundred ... David, while at Ziklag, had not so large an amount of forces as to give to each of these the command of so many men. Another meaning, therefore, must obviously be sought, and excluding was, which is a supplement by our translators, the import of the passage is, that one of the least could defeat one hundred, and the greatest was worth one thousand ordinary men-a strong hyperbole to express their uncommon valour.