(a troop)

1. Jacob’s seventh son, the first-born of Zilpah, Leah’s maid, and whole-brother to Asher. (Genesis 30:11-13; 46:16, 18)
2. “The seer,” or “the king’s seer,” i.e. David’s (1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 29:25) was a “prophet” who appears to have joined David when  in the stronghold (1 Samuel 22:5). He reappears in connection with the punishment inflicted for the numbering of the people (2 Samuel 24:11-19; 1 Chronicles 21:9-19). He wrote a book of the Acts of David (1 Chronicles 29:29), and also assisted in the arrangements for the musical service of the “house of God” (2 Chronicles 29:25).