2 Samuel 23:35

Study note

Setting — The verse functions as a line in a compiled military roster, recording the names of commanders who served under David’s authority.

The words — חֶצְרַי (chetz.ro) denotes Hezrai, and הַכַּרְמְלִי (ha./kar.me.Li) means the Carmelite, identifying the man by his place of origin.

The thread — Hezro the Carmelite appears again in the parallel warrior list of 1 Chronicles 11:37, while Carmel is previously listed as a Judahite settlement in Joshua 15:55.

Why it lands — The text records specific individuals as historical data, requiring the reader to acknowledge named contributors to David’s reign without supplying narrative or theological expansion.

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.