1 Chronicles 11:46 Meaning and Explanation
“Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 11:46 Mean?
The chronicler records Eliel the Mahavite, the brothers Jeribai and Joshaviah sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite. Once more a foreigner, this time a Moabite, is counted among David's honored warriors.
Like the Ammonite and the Hittite before him, Ithmah the Moabite finds a place in the king's company. The repeated welcome of outsiders is no accident; David himself descended from Ruth the Moabite. God's chosen kingdom has always reached beyond the bounds of one people, foreshadowing the day when all nations would be gathered to the King. None who come to serve are turned away.
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What does 1 Chronicles 11:46 mean?
The list names Eliel the Mahavite, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite.