1 Chronicles 12:11

Study note

Setting — The chronicler records the sequential arrival of Benjamite warriors at Ziklag as they formally join David’s military force.

The words — עַתַּי (Attai) identifies a specific warrior, and הַשִּׁשִּׁי (ha-shi-shi) literally means “the sixth,” denoting his exact position in the roster.

The thread — The same names appear in the parallel roster of David’s mighty men in 1 Chronicles 11:37 and 2 Samuel 23:35.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that David’s expanding army was assembled through the deliberate, numbered integration of specific loyal fighters.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.