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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

1 Chronicles 8

1 Chronicles 8:1

1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 8 The sons and chief men of Benjamin, 1 CHRONICLES 8:1. The stock of Saul and Jonathan, 1 CHRONICLES 8:33. He had spoken something of the tribe of Benjamin before, 1 CHRONICLES 7:6, but now he treats of it again, and that more, fully and exactly; partly for Saul's sake, who was... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 8:6

THESE ARE THE SONS; either those three last mentioned; or rather these following, 1 CHRONICLES 8:7, because he here speaks of them who were removed, and they are said to be removed, 1 CHRONICLES 8:7 He describes the sons of Benjamin by the places of their habitation, without an exact account of thei... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 8:7

HE REMOVED THEM; either, 1. Their father; or, 2. Gera last mentioned, who, it seems, was the chief counsellor or promoter of this work. BEGAT UZZA AND AHIHUD, when he was seated in Manahath.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 8:8

IN THE COUNTRY OF MOAB; whither he had removed himself, either at the same time when Elimelech did, RUTH 1:1, &c., or upon the same or like occasion. AFTER HE HAD SENT THEM AWAY; Ehud or Gera last mentioned. HUSHIM AND BAARA were his wives: others join these words with the former, and render the pla... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 8:13

AIJALON; a place formerly belonging to the tribe of Dan, JOSHUA 19:42; but after the return from Babylon possessed by the Benjamites, because both Dan and the rest of the ten tribes were yet for the generality of them in captivity, and but few of them returned. WHO DROVE AWAY THE INHABITANTS OF GATH... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 8:32

WITH THEIR BRETHREN, i.e. with those other Benjamites spoken of 1 CHRONICLES 8:28. OVER AGAINST THEM; in some street or part of Jerusalem, which was over against that where their brethren dwelt.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 8:40

ARCHERS, Heb. _that tread the bow_; for the bows of steel, which these used, required great strength to bend them; which therefore they did by treading the bow with their feet, and pulling the string with both their hands.... [ Continue Reading ]

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