Verse 1

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Introduction

Overview

1 Chronicles 8 . 1 , The sons and chief men of Benjamin; 1 Chronicles 8 . 33 , The stock of Saul and Jonathan.

Bela . 1 Chronicles 7 . 6-12 , Genesis 46 . 21

Aharah . Numbers 26 . 38 , Ahiram

Reciprocal . Genesis 46 . 8 . the names

Verse 3

Addar . The variation in this name is occasioned simply by the transposition of a ד , daleth and ר , raish; being in the parallel passage ארד [Strong's H714] , Ard , and here אדר [Strong's H146] , Addar. Genesis 46 . 21 , Numbers 26 . 40 , Ard

Verse 4

Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 11 . 12 . Ahohite

Verse 5

Gera . Judges 3 . 15

Shephuphan . שפם [Strong's H8206] , Shuppim , seems to be merely a contracted form of שפופם [Strong's H8197] , Shupham , or rather , Shephupham , which , by the mutation of מ , mem , into נ , noon , is here changed into שפופן [Strong's H8197] , Shephuphan. 1 Chronicles 7 . 12 , Shuppim , Numbers 26 . 39 , Shupham

Huram . Huram appears to be an error for Hupham in the parallel passage of Numbers , which , by contraction , is written Huppim.

Verse 6

Ehud . 1 Chronicles 7 . 10 , Judges 3 . 20-30 , Judges 4 . 1 , Gera , Genesis 46 . 21

Geba . 1 Chronicles 6 . 60

Manahath . 1 Chronicles 2 . 25 , 1 Chronicles 2 . 54

Reciprocal . Exodus 6 . 14 . the heads

Verse 8

in the . Ruth 1 . 1

he had . Genesis 25 . 6

Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 9 . 12 . son

Verse 9

Hodesh . In the preceding #### Verse it is said that "Hushim and Baara were his wives;" and here it said , "he begat of Hodesh his wife ," etc; and then in the 1 Chronicles 8 . 11 , his children by Hushim are mentioned , but not a word of Baara. It is probable , therefore , that Hodesh was another name for Baara; and this is asserted by the Targumist . "And he begat of Baara , that is , of Chodesh , his wife , so called because he espoused her anew.

Verse 10

Jeuz . i.e. counselor; he will take counsel , [Strong's H3263].

Shachia . i.e. captivation; captive of the Lord; the return of Jah , [Strong's H7634]

Mirma . i.e. deceit , guile , fraud , [Strong's H4821]. 1 Chronicles 8 . 10

Verse 11

Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 8 . 9 . Hodesh

Verse 12

Ono . Ono is stated by Reland to have been three miles from Lydda. Ezra 2 . 33 , Nehemiah 6 . 2 , Nehemiah 7 . 37 , Nehemiah 11 . 35

Lod . Lod , or Lydda , was situated about four leagues from Joppa , and a day's journey , or about thirty-two miles nw from Jerusalem; and , according to the Antonine Itinerary , twelve miles from Jamnia , eighteen from Eleutheropolis , and twenty two from Bethar. Josephus says it was a village , not yielding to a city in greatness; and that it was one of three toparchies dismembered from Samaria , and given to the Jews. It was destroyed by Cesitus in the Jewish war , and , when rebuilt , was called Diospolis. It is now called Loudd , and is a poor village , situated in a fine plain about a league to the e-ne of Ramia.

Verse 13

Shema . 1 Chronicles 8 . 21 , Shimhi

the fathers . 1 Chronicles 2 . 49 , 1 Chronicles 2 . 50 , 1 Chronicles 2 . 52 , 1 Chronicles 4 . 4

Aijalon . Joshua 19 . 42 , Ajalon

Reciprocal . Judges 12 . 12 . Aijalon 2 Kings 12 . 17 . against Gath 1 Chronicles 8 . 16 . Beriah

Verse 16

Beriah . 1 Chronicles 8 . 13

Verse 18

Reciprocal . Genesis 10 . 29 . Ophir

Verse 20

Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 6 . 34 . Eliel

Verse 21

Shimhi . 1 Chronicles 8 . 13 , Shema

Verse 28

dwelt . Joshua 15 . 63 , Joshua 18 . 28 , Judges 1 . 21 , Nehemiah 11 . 1 , Nehemiah 11 . 7-9

Jerusalem . Jerusalem , the ancient capital of Judea , is situated in long. 35 degrees 20 minutes e , lat. 31 degrees 47 minutes 47 seconds n; and , according to the best authorities , 136 miles sw of Damascus , 34 miles s of Shechem or Nablous , 45 miles e of Jaffa , 27 miles n of Hebron , and about 20 miles w of Jericho. The city of Jerusalem was built on hills , and encompassed with mountains . Psalm 125 . 2 , in a stony and barren soil , and was about sixteen furlongs in length , say Strabo. The ancient city of Jebus , taken by David from the Jebusites , was not large , and stood on a mountain south of that on which the temple was erected. Here David built a new city , called the city of David , wherein was the royal palace. Between these two mountains lay the valley of Millo , filled up by David and Solomon; and after the reign of Manasseh , another city is mentioned , called the second. The Maccabees considerably enlarged Jerusalem on the north , enclosing a third hill; and Josephus mentions a fourth hill , called Bezetha , which Agrippa joined to the former . this new city lay north of the temple , along the brook Kidron. See note on 1 Chronicles 9 . 34.