1)
What is "Sar Machatzis ha'Rechev"?
1.
Rashi (7), Targum Yonasan: He and another were officers over the chariots.
2)
Why does it say "v'Hu b'Sirtzah"?
1.
Malbim: Basha killed Nadav in Gibeson, on the battlefield; his cohorts were soldiers. Zimri's cohorts were city dwellers. Therefore, he chose a time [to kill Elah] when the army was in Gibeson (verse 15), and the king was alone in his house, drunk.
3)
What is "Beis Artza"?
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Malbim: It is the name of a man appointed over the house.
