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Chief of Three
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (ראשׁ הִשָׁלַשַׁי, rosh hash-shalishi´, or rather שָׁלַשַׁים, shalishim´, the third-men), a title of Adino (q.v.) the Eznite, one of David's greatest braves (2 Samuel 23:8; Sept. πρῶτος τῶν τριῶν; Vulg.princeps inter trees; A. V. "chief among the captains"), otherwise called Jashobeam (1 Chronicles 11:11, where the text again corruptly has שָׁלוֹשַׁים; shaloshim'; Sept. πρωτότοκος τῶν τριάκοντα; Vulg.princepsrinter trigthta; A.V. "chief of the captains"), and also of Abishai (2 Samuel 23:18, שְׁלשַׁי, τριῶν , de tribus, "among three"), and Amasa (1 Chronicles 12:18,
שָׁלוֹשַׁים, τριάκοντα , inter triginta, "of the captains"). In all these passages it designates the superior officer or commander of the tristate, essarii, or warriors who fought three in a chariot, and formed the phalanx nearest the king's person (Lydius, Slyntagm. de re militali (lib. 2, 100:3, p. 39). He is also briefly called הִשָׁלַישׁ, has-Shalish´ (lit. the ternary) = id- de-camp, or general executive officer (2 Kings 7:2; 2 Kings 7:17; 2 Kings 7:19; 2 Kings 9:25; 2 Kings 15:25), like the Roman "master of horse." (See CAPTAIN).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Chief of Three'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/chief-of-three.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
