Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
1 Chronicles 7:24
Sherah could scarcely herself have built the Palestinian cities here mentioned, which must belong to a time not earlier than Joshua. By “she built” we must understand “her descendants built.”
Sherah could scarcely herself have built the Palestinian cities here mentioned, which must belong to a time not earlier than Joshua. By “she built” we must understand “her descendants built.”
Verse 1 Chronicles 7:24. _HIS DAUGHTER_ WAS _SHERAH_] That is, _remnant_; "called so," says the Targum, "because she was the _remnant that escaped_ _from the slaughter_ mentioned above....
5. ISSACHAR, NAPHTALI, HALF MANASSEH, EPHRAIM, AND ASHER CHAPTER 7 _ 1. Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:1)_ 2. Of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:6) 3. Naphtali (1 Chronicles 7:13) 4
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, o...
_Beth-horon_ See 1 Chronicles 6:68, note....
The Line of Ephraim to Joshua 20. _Shuthelah … Bered … Tahath … Eladah_ These four names are taken from Numbers 26:35-36, where they appear to correspond with _Shuthelah … Becher … Tahan … Eran_....
The treatment of different tribes is unequal in this chapter. In the case of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:1-5), Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:6-12), and Asher (1 Chronicles 7:30-40), genealogies are give
13. THE DESCENDANTS OF EPHRAIM (1 Chronicles 7:20-29) TEXT 1 Chronicles 7:20. And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son, 21. a...
_(AND HIS DAUGHTER WAS SHERAH, WHO BUILT BETH-HORON THE NETHER, AND THE UPPER, AND UZZENSHERAH.)_ And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah It is d...
GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter traces the descendants of Issachar, Benjamin (Dan), Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 7 The *tribe of Issachar –...
HIS DAUGHTER — _i.e.,_ Ephraim’s. BUILT may mean rebuilt, or restored, or fortified (Joshua 6:26; Psalms 102:16; 2 Chronicles 11:6). BETH-HORON THE NETHER, AND THE UPPER. — The two Beth-horons
וּ בִתֹּ֣ו שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַ תִּ֧בֶן אֶת ־בֵּית־חֹ
In this chapter we have the genealogies of six of the tribes, and again the bias of the chronicler is evident in his treatment. Those tribes more directly associated with Judah have fuller treatment t...
_Daughter, or great grand-daughter, repaired these three cities. (Calmet) --- The last, probably, was called after her. (Haydock) --- But its situation is unknown. (Calmet)_...
The tribe of Ephraim had but a small beginning, and, as appears from the relation in this place, under very discouraging circumstances. Yet the father of Ephraim prophesied on his death-bed, that this...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 6, 7, 8, AND 9. In the genealogies of Levi (chap. 6) we see, first of all, the line of high priests until the captivity; and then the Levites, their services...
AND HIS DAUGHTER WAS SHERAH,.... That is, the daughter of Beriah; not an immediate daughter, but a descendant of his, otherwise she could not have reached the times of Joshua, as she did by what follo...
1 Chronicles 7:24 (And his daughter [was] Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.) Ver. 24. _And his daughter was Sherah._] A gallant woman, famous in her generation f...
_His daughter_ His descendant, his grand-child, or great-grand- child; _built Beth-horon_, &c. Rebuilt or repaired them, which possibly she did in Joshua's time. And this work may be ascribed to her,...
1 The sonnes of Issachar, 6 Of Beniamin, 13 Of Naphtali, 14 Of Manasseh, 20-24 And of Ephraim. 21 The calamitie of Ephraim by the men of Gath. 23 Beriah is borne. 28 Ephraims habitations. 30 Th...
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron, the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah, towns on the south border of Ephraim, between the tribes of Benjamin and Dan.)...
THE LINE OF MANASSEH, EPHRAIM, AND ASHER...
HIS DAUGHTER, i.e. his grandchild, or great-grandchild, for such are oft called _sons_ or _daughters_ in Scripture. WHO BUILT BETH-HORON, i.e. rebuilt or repaired, which possibly she did in Joshua's t...
1 Chronicles 7:24 daughter H1323 Sheerah H7609 built H1129 (H8799) Lower H8481 Upper H5945 Horon H1032 Sheerah...
CONTENTS: Sons of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephriam, Asher. CHARACTERS: As above, Joshua. CONCLUSION: (1 Chronicles 7:22). It is often the burden of those who live to be old that they...
1 Chronicles 7:2. _Whose number in the days of David._ This proves that David, in time of peace, numbered the people for war. This very much surprised Joab, and in this lay a great part of the sin. Th...
1 CHRONICLES 7:1 Other Northern Tribes. This chapter contains briefer details of those tribes, including part of Benjamin that belonged to the old northern kingdom of Israel. Their lands were no longe...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:20 The list of ancestors for JOSHUA 1:1, the most famous Ephraimite, is given in vv....
CRITICAL NOTES.] _1 Chronicles 7:1_.—_Issachar_. A tribe of more than average strength, since the entire return from all the tribes, except Judah, was no more than 800,000 men (2 Samuel 24:9) [_Speak....
EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 7:1 The great tribes of Judah and Levi being now passed, as well as the minor ones of Simeon, Reuben, and Gad, we reach the SONS OF ISSACHAR. Issachar was Jacob's fifth son by...
Now when we get to chapter seven, it moves now to Issachar, the son of Jacob, one of the twelve tribes, the tribe of Issachar and it begins to list some of those from the tribe of Issachar. Until you...
1 Kings 9:17; 2 Chronicles 8:5; Joshua 16:3; Joshua 16:5...