1 Chronicles 9:1-17 (cp. Nehemiah 11:1-19). The Heads of the Families which dwelt in Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 9:2-17 contain the list of the heads of families of Judah (1 Chronicles 9:3-6), of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 9:7-9), of the priests (1 Chronicles 9:10-13), of the Levites (1 Chronicles 9: [ Continue Reading ]
_they_were _written in the book_ This book is apparently referred to in 1 Chronicles 5:17. _of Israel and Judah, who were carried away_ R.V. OF ISRAEL: AND JUDAH WAS CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVE. The statement that Judah was led captive calls attention to the fact that the list which follows refers to post... [ Continue Reading ]
The text of this verse seems to be faulty, but the meaning is probably the same as in Ezra 2:70 (cp. _ibid._Ezra 2:1). _Now those who first returned from Babylon to dwell in Judaea, again, dwelt (not in Jerusalem, but) in their own cities; this did they all whether they were laymen, priests, Levites... [ Continue Reading ]
3 6 (cp. Nehemiah 11:4-6). The Sons of Judah 3. _And in Jerusalem dwelt_etc.] Jerusalem (cp. 1 Chronicles 9:2) had hitherto been neglected, but _now under Nehemiah_(we must supply some such note of time) and in consequence of Nehemiah's measures the following families (1 Chronicles 9:4-17) took up... [ Continue Reading ]
_Uthai_ In Neh. _Athaiah_. The two words are more alike in Heb. than in English and are perhaps to be regarded as various readings of one name. _Pharez_ R.V. PEREZ, as in 1 Chronicles 2:4-5 (R.V.); Genesis 38:29 (R.V.); and Nehemiah 11:4 (A.V. also). We have here (1 Chronicles 9:4-6) a threefold di... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shilonites_ Spelt more correctly _Shelanites_in Numbers 26:20; they were descendants of Shelah. _Asaiah_ In Nehemiah 11:5 _Maaseiah_, a kindred name.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jeuel_ In Nehemiah 11:5 the "sons of Zerah" are missing. _six hundred and ninety_ Cp. Nehemiah 11:6 (_four hundred threescore and eight_sons of _Perez_).... [ Continue Reading ]
7 9 (cp. Nehemiah 11:7-9). The Sons of Benjamin 7. _Sallu_ His genealogy m differently stated in Nehemiah 11:7, but see next note. _the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah_ Some critics would read "and Hodaviah the son of Hasenuah" and would identify this person with the "Judah the son of Has-sen... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ibneiah, Elah, Meshullam_ Not mentioned in Nehemiah 11.... [ Continue Reading ]
_nine hundred and fifty and six_ This number nearly agrees with the _nine hundred twenty and eight_of Nehemiah 11:8. _chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers_ R.V. HEADS OF FATHERS " houses BY THEIR FATHERS" HOUSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
(cp. Nehemiah 11:10-14). The Priests 10. _Jehoiarib_ Spelt _Joiarib_in Nehemiah 11:10. _Jehoiarib_and _Jedaiah_occur as names of the first and second courses of the priests in 1 Chronicles 24:7; Nehemiah 12:6; Nehemiah 12:19. The Maccabees were of the course of Joarib (Jehoiarib); Malachi 2:1; Mala... [ Continue Reading ]
_Azariah_ In Nehemiah 11:11, _Seraiah_. _the ruler of the house of God_ This title could perhaps be borne by the highpriest (2 Chronicles 31:10; 2 Chronicles 31:13), but in any case it was not confined to him (_ib._2 Chronicles 35:8, where several such "rulers" are mentioned).... [ Continue Reading ]
_Malchijah_ The name of the fifth course; 1 Chronicles 24:9. _Maasiai_ R.V. MAASAI. The reading of Nehemiah 11:13 _Amashai_(R.V. AMASHSAI) is corrupt. The form given in Chron. is open to suspicion. Probably the true reading is lost. _Adiel_ In Neh. _Azareel_. _Immer_ The name of the sixteenth cou... [ Continue Reading ]
_heads of the house of their fathers_ R.V. HEADS OF THEIR FATHERS" HOUSES. _a thousand and seven hundred and threescore_ Only the five -courses" of priests mentioned above (viz., Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 1 Chronicles 9:10, and Malchijah and Immer, 1 Chronicles 9:12) seem to be included in th... [ Continue Reading ]
(cp. Nehemiah 11:15-18). The Levites 14. _of the sons of Merari_ in Neh. _the sons of Bunni_, which is probably a corruption of the reading of Chron. Otherwise of the three great Levitical families, Merari, Asaph and Jeduthun mentioned here, only the last two appear in Neh.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal_ The reading appears to be corrupt, for the analogy of the latter half of the Terse as well as of 1 Chronicles 9:14; 1 Chronicles 9:16 leads us to expect something more than bare names. Neither the LXX. nor the Vulg. give any real help for emending the clause. The corre... [ Continue Reading ]
_Obadiah the son of Shemaiah_ In Neh. _Abda the son of Shammua_. Which was the reading of the original document cannot be determined. _Jeduthun_ See note on 1 Chronicles 16:41. _Berechiah … the son of Elkanah_ Not mentioned in Neh. He probably represented the Kohathite division of the singers; cp.... [ Continue Reading ]
(cp. Nehemiah 11:19; 1 Chronicles 26:1-19). Organisation and Duties of the Porters (Doorkeepers) 17. _porters_ Render, DOORKEEPERS as in 1 Chronicles 16:38 and 1 Chronicles 26:1 (R.V.). In Solomon's Temple there were "keepers of the threshold," three in number (2 Kings 25:18), priests in rank (_ibi... [ Continue Reading ]
_who_ i.e. _Shallum_(1 Chronicles 9:17), called _Shelemiah_in 1 Chronicles 26:14 (Meshelemiah, 1 Chronicles 26:1). A family rather than an individual is meant. _the king's gate eastward_ That the king had an entrance into the Temple named after him appears from 2 Kings 16:18, and that this gate was... [ Continue Reading ]
_son of Ebiasaph_ By a misreading _Shallum_(_Meshelemiah_; see above) is said to be "of the sons of Asaph" (read "Ebiasaph") in 1 Chronicles 26:1. _of the house of his father_ R.V. OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE. being _over the host of the Lord_, were _keepers_ R.V. HAD BEEN OVER THE CAMP OF THE LORD, KEE... [ Continue Reading ]
_Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 26:2; 1 Chronicles 26:14, according to which Zechariah's watch was on the North. _the tabernacle of the congregation_ R.V. THE TENT OF MEETING. Cp. 1 Chronicles 6:32, note. The Temple is not mentioned because the reference is to the time of David;... [ Continue Reading ]
_All these_ Cp. Ezra 2:41 (Nehemiah 7:45); Nehemiah 11:19. The discrepancy in numbers between Chron. and Neh. and also between Nehemiah 7 and Nehemiah 11 may be explained by supposing some difference in the manner of reckoning or some difference in the period referred to _in their villages_ Cp. not... [ Continue Reading ]
namely, _the house of the tabernacle_ R.V. EVEN THE HOUSE OF THE TABERNACLE (mg. _Tent_). A reminder that in David's days (1 Chronicles 9:22) the Temple was not yet built.... [ Continue Reading ]
_In four quarters_ R.V. ON THE FOUR SIDES. Fuller details are given in 1 Chronicles 26:14-18.... [ Continue Reading ]
which were _in their villages_ R.V. IN THEIR VILLAGES. No special villages inhabited by porters are mentioned, but perhaps porters as well as singers dwelt in the "villages of the Netophathites" (1 Chronicles 9:16; Nehemiah 12:28, R.V.). _after seven days_ R.V. EVERY SEVEN DAYS. _with them_ R.V. T... [ Continue Reading ]
_For these Levites, the four chief porters_, were _IN_ their _set office_ R.V. FOR THE FOUR CHIEF PORTERS, WHO WERE LEVITES, WERE IN A SET OFFICE. It seems from this passage (and also from the structure of this chapter; cp. 1 Chronicles 9:10; 1 Chronicles 14:17) that the doorkeepers were not, as a b... [ Continue Reading ]
_because … to them_ R.V. BECAUSE THE CHARGE THEREOF WAS UPON THEM, AND TO THEM PERTAINED THE OPENING THEREOF MORNING BY MORNING. The reference is to the four "chief porters" (1 Chronicles 9:26).... [ Continue Reading ]
Duties of the Levites 28. _And_certain _of them_ The reference is to the Levites. The contents of 1 Chronicles 9:28-29 clearly refer to Levitical duties (cp. 1 Chronicles 23:29), and the transition from porters to Levites is made easier by the fact that the four porters last mentioned (1 Chronicles... [ Continue Reading ]
_to oversee the vessels_ R.V. OVER THE FURNITURE. _all the instruments_ R.V. OVER ALL THE VESSELS. _the fine flour_ R.V. OVER THE FINE FLOUR. Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
A Priestly Duty 30. _the sons of the priests_ This phrase means merely "members of the priesthood, priests." Cp. 2 Chronicles 25:13, "the soldiers of the army" (lit. "the sons of the troop") and the common expression "the sons of the prophets." _the ointment_ R.V. THE CONFECTION. See Exodus 30:23-... [ Continue Reading ]
Other Levitical Duties 31. _who was the firstborn of Shallum_ In 1 Chronicles 26:2 the firstborn of Meshelemiah (Shallum) is called _Zechariah_. Probably _Mattithiah_and _Zechariah_represent _each_a household belonging to an elder branch of the great family of _Shallum_. _made in the pans_ R.V. BA... [ Continue Reading ]
_the shewbread_ Lit. _the bread of the Row_(or _of the Pile_), for it had to be arranged in order before the Lord (Leviticus 24:6). _to prepare_it _every sabbath_ "Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually" (Leviticus 24:8). In 2 Chronicles 2:4 (1 Chronicles 2:3, _Heb._) it... [ Continue Reading ]
_And these_are] This verse may be intended as a colophon to 1 Chronicles 9:15-16, for the names there given are those of singers; cp. Nehemiah 11:17. On the other hand it may have been intended as the heading of such a list as appears in 1 Chronicles 6:33-47 (18 32, _Heb._), the list itself on secon... [ Continue Reading ]
_These chief … generations_ R.V. THESE WERE HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES OF THE LEVITES, THROUGHOUT THEIR GENERATIONS, CHIEF MEN.... [ Continue Reading ]
(1 Chronicles 8:29-32). Benjamites living in Gibeon and in Jerusalem See notes on 1 Chronicles 8:29 ff. The passage is probably repeated here in ler to serve as an introduction to the story of the death of Saul.... [ Continue Reading ]
(1 Chronicles 8:33-38). The Genealogy of the House of Saul For notes see on 1 Chronicles 8:33 ff.... [ Continue Reading ]