1 Chronicles 3 - Introduction
_A.M. 2951. B.C. 1053._ The sons of David, 1 Chronicles 3:1. His successors in the throne, 1 Chronicles 3:10. The remains of his family in and after the captivity, 1 Chronicles 3:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
_A.M. 2951. B.C. 1053._ The sons of David, 1 Chronicles 3:1. His successors in the throne, 1 Chronicles 3:10. The remains of his family in and after the captivity, 1 Chronicles 3:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Daniel_ This son is called _Chileab_, (2 Samuel 3:3,) but whether he had two names, or there be an error in one of these passages, is not possible to determine. The other alterations in names, which are found in the following verses, may be corrected by the parallel passages in Samuel. As the genea... [ Continue Reading ]
_By Eglah his wife_ Eglah is generally thought by the Jews to be Michal, Saul's daughter; who, some think, is peculiarly called _his wife_, because she was his only legal wife, according to the divine institution: all the rest he took according to the custom then reigning. See on 2 Samuel 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Of Bath-shua, the daugher of Ammiel_ In 2 Samuel 11:3, she is called _Bath-sheba_, as she is through the whole Scripture, and her father Eliam. Solomon was the eldest of these four sons; but is mentioned last, because the discourse was to return to his genealogy, 1 Chronicles 3:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Elishama and Eliphelet_ These two names are mentioned before, 1 Chronicles 3:6. It is supposed that the two children so called had died in their infancy; and therefore David preserved their memory by giving their names unto two others, who were born afterward, and lived longer. _Nine _ Besides the... [ Continue Reading ]
_The firstborn Johanan_ This Johanan is thought by many to be the same with Jehoahaz, who succeeded Josiah in the throne. But it seems more probable, as he is not mentioned in the book of Kings nor elsewhere in the Scriptures, that he died before his father. _The fourth Shallum_ Of whom, at least un... [ Continue Reading ]
_Zedekiah his son_ This was another Zedekiah. How seldom has a crown gone in a direct line, from father to son, as it did here, for seventeen generations! This was the recompense of David's piety. About the captivity, the lineal descent was interrupted, and the crown went from a nephew to an uncle,... [ Continue Reading ]
_The sons of Jeconiah, Assir_ The word אסר, _Assir_, means _captive_, or _prisoner_, and does not appear to be a person's name here, but to be added to signify that Jeconiah begat his son Salathiel when he was a captive in Babylon, according to Matthew 1:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Malchiram also, and Pedaiah_ These were the sons of Salathiel: and there is therefore something to be supplied, to make the sense of this verse plain; namely, _The sons of Salathiel were Malchiram,_ &c. _The sons of Pedaiah, Zerubbabel_, &c. But, Luke 3:27, Zerubbabel is called the son of Salathiel... [ Continue Reading ]
_The sons of Shechaniah_ All these, both parents and their sons blended together, are mentioned as the sons of Hananiah, and branches of the royal stock. _Six_ Including the father. But the Hebrew word, _shisha_, which is rendered _six_, may be the proper name of one of the sons of Shemaiah. As the... [ Continue Reading ]