Why does it say here "Min ha'Sheloshah va'Shenayim Nichbad", and in Shmuel II, 23:19, it says "Min ha'Sheloshah Hachi Nichbad"?
Radak, Malbim 1 (both in Shmuel II, 23:19): Here teaches that he was of the three 2 [who brought the water] and was more esteemed than the other two.
Why does it say both "va'Shenayim Nichbad" and "va'Yhi Lahem l'Sar"?
Radak (Shmuel II, 23:19): The matter is doubled, to strengthen it.
Kli Yakar (Shmuel II, 23:19): The first three esteemed him greatly, and they would accept him to be a leader over them.
How can it say both "va'Shenayim Nichbad" and "v'Ad ha'Sheloshah Lo Va"?
Radak, Vilna Gaon (20): He was most esteemed of the three [who brought the water], but he was not one of the first three, i.e. Adino, Elazar and Shamah. He did not reach their Gevurah.
Kli Yakar (Shmuel II, 23:19): He was more esteemed than the first three ? his brother was Sar Tzeva ? but regarding Gevurah, he did not reach their level.
