INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 2 This chapter begins with the twelve sons of Israel or Jacob, 1 Chronicles 2:1, then reckons the sons of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, 1 Chronicles 2:3, then the posterity of Pharez and Zerah, sons of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:5, next the sons of Hezron, a son of Pharez,... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 1,2 THESE ARE THE SONS OF ISRAEL,.... Or Jacob, the other son of Isaac, who had the name of Israel given him, because of his power with God, Genesis 32:28, whose twelve sons are here mentioned by name; the first four according to their birth of Leah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; then the tw... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE SONS OF JUDAH,.... The genealogy begins with him, though the fourth son of Jacob; because, as Kimchi says, this book treats chiefly of the kings of Judah; but rather not only because Jesse and David sprang from him, but also the King Messiah: ER, AND ONAN, AND SHELAH, WHICH THREE WERE BORN UNTO... [ Continue Reading ]
AND TAMAR HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW BARE HIM PHAREZ AND ZERAH,.... Through incest; they were twins, Genesis 38:27 all the sons of Judah were five; who are before mentioned by name.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONS OF PHAREZ,.... One of the above twins, born to Judah: HEZRON AND HAMUL; see Genesis 46:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF ZERAH,.... The other twin of Judah: ZIMRI, AND ETHAN, AND HEMAN, AND CALCOL, AND DARA: five of them in all; the Targum calls them governors, and adds, on whom the spirit of prophecy dwelt; and in the Jewish chronology n they are said to prophesy in Egypt; and the four last are suppo... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF CARMI,.... The Targum adds, this is Zimri; but in Joshua 7:1 Carmi is said to be the son of Zabdi, who seems to be the same with Zimri; and some supply the word here, and read o the sons of Zimri, Carmi, Achar, who was the grandson of Zimri; his proper name was Achan, Joshua 7:1, but... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF ETHAN; AZARIAH. Including his posterity, see Genesis 46:23, the posterity of the other three sons of Zerah are not mentioned, either because the writer could not find the genealogy of them, as Kimchi; or rather, as he thinks, he cuts short the genealogy of Zerah, because the kingdom... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONS ALSO OF HEZRON, THAT WERE BORN UNTO HIM,.... The Targum adds, in Timnath; but most likely in Egypt: JERAHMEEL, AND RAM, AND CHELUBAI; afterwards called Caleb.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 10-12. AND RAM BEGAT AMMINADAB,.... Ram is the same with Aram, Matthew 1:3 the genealogy is carried down from him to Jesse in the same order as there, and in Ruth 4:19 only here Nahshon the son of Amminadab is called THE PRINCE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH; which Kimchi and Jarchi say is written f... [ Continue Reading ]
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Ver. 13-15. AND JESSE BEGAT HIS FIRSTBORN ELIAB, AND ABINADAB THE SECOND, AND SHIMMA THE THIRD, NATHANAEL THE FOURTH, RADDAI THE FIFTH, OZEM THE SIXTH, DAVID THE SEVENTH. But Jesse had eight sons, 1 Samuel 16:10, one of them therefore is not reckoned, either because he was by another woman, and the... [ Continue Reading ]
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WHOSE SISTERS WERE ZERUIAH AND ABIGAIL..... That is, sisters of David: AND THE SONS OF ZERUIAH; ABISHAI, AND JOAB, AND ASAHEL, THREE; all valiant men and captains in David's army; their father's name is nowhere mentioned.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ABIGAIL BARE AMASA,.... Who was Absalom's general, afterwards reconciled to David, and designed to be made general of his army, but was slain by Joab, see 2 Samuel 17:25, AND THE FATHER OF AMASA WAS JETHER THE ISHMAELITE; he is called an Israelite, 2 Samuel 17:25, and so in the Targum here, he... [ Continue Reading ]
AND CALEB THE SON OF HEZRON,.... The same that is called Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 2:9 but not the same with Caleb the son of Jephunneh, made mention of in the books of Numbers, Joshua, and Judges: HE BEGAT CHILDREN OF AZUBAH HIS WIFE, AND OF JERIOTH; who were both his wives; or it may be rather, sinc... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WHEN AZUBAH WAS DEAD, CALEB TOOK UNTO HIM EPHRATH,.... The Targum is, "Miriam, who was called Ephrath"; but, according to Josephus q, it was his son Hur that was the husband of Miriam the sister of Moses: WHICH BARE HIM HUR; Exodus 17:10. q Antiqu. l. 3. c. 2.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HUR BEGAT URI, AND URI BEGAT BEZALEEL. Who yet is not thought to be the same Bezaleel we read of in Exodus 31:2 though the fathers and grandfathers of both have the same names, and were of the same tribe.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AFTERWARD HEZRON WENT IN TO THE DAUGHTER OF MACHIR THE FATHER OF GILEAD,.... Which Machir was the son of Manasseh, and Gilead was his grandson, Numbers 26:29 the Targum is, "but he enticed a virgin, the daughter of Machir;'' which suggests, that he committed fornication with her, though he aft... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SEGUB BEGAT JAIR, WHO HAD TWENTY THREE CITIES IN THE LAND OF GILEAD. Which, according to Kimchi, he inherited in right of his wife, which, he says, he took out of the land of Gilead; but they seem to be rather what he took by force of arms from the former inhabitants; see Numbers 32:41.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE TOOK GESHUR, AND ARAM, WITH THE TOWNS OF JAIR, FROM THEM,.... Cities or countries which the Geshurites and Aramaeans, or Syrians, before inhabited; and which he took from them, together with other towns, which, being taken by him, were called after his name; the Targum is, the Geshurites and... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AFTER THAT HEZRON WAS DEAD IN CALEBEPHRATAH,.... Supposed to be the same with Bethlehem; and was so called, both from Caleb the son of Hezron, and Ephrath his wife, 1 Chronicles 2:19, THEN ABIAH, HEZRON'S WIFE, BARE HIM ASHUR THE FATHER OF TEKOA; being left with child by him at his death; the w... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF JERAHMEEL, THE FIRSTBORN OF HEZRON, WERE RAM THE FIRSTBORN,.... So called by his father after the name of his brother, see 1 Chronicles 2:9 AND BUNAH, AND OREN, AND OZEM, AND AHIJAH; or "of Ahijah", as some r render it, this being the name of his wife, who bare him the sons before n... [ Continue Reading ]
JERAHMEEL HAD ALSO ANOTHER WIFE, WHOSE NAME WAS ATARAH,.... Distinct from his wife before named; or "another woman", which is a phrase for an harlot or concubine, Judges 11:2 which she might be, as Kimchi observes; though the former seems best: SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF ONAM; and perhaps was the only s... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF RAM THE FIRSTBORN OF JERAHMEEL,.... By his first wife: WERE MAAZ, AND JAMIN, AND EKER; of whom no other notice is taken; perhaps they left no children.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF ONAM,.... The son of Jerahmeel by his other wife: WERE SHAMMAI AND JADA. AND THE SONS OF SHAMMAI; NADAB, AND ABISHUR; whose posterity are mentioned in the two following verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE NAME OF THE WIFE OF ABISHUR WAS ABIHAIL,.... Of the same name was a wife of Rehoboam, a daughter of his grandfather David's eldest brother, Eliab, 2 Chronicles 11:18 AND SHE BARE HIM AHBAN, AND MOLID; which are no more mentioned, they perhaps leaving no posterity.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF NADAB,.... The eldest son of Shammai, 1 Chronicles 2:28, SELED AND APPAIM; BUT SELED DIED WITHOUT CHILDREN; and therefore we hear no more of him.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF APPAIM; ISHI. AND THE SONS OF ISHI: SHESHAN,.... Though they had each of them but one son, yet the plural number is used, their posterity being included, as in 1 Chronicles 2:8 and so in the next clause: AND THE CHILDREN OF SHESHAN; AHLAI; who, from 1 Chronicles 2:34 appears to be a... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF JADA THE BROTHER OF SHAMMAI,.... 1 Chronicles 2:28, JETHER AND JONATHAN: AND JETHER DIED WITHOUT CHILDREN; the posterity of Jonathan are given the next verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF JONATHAN; PELETH AND ZAZA,.... Of whom no mention is made elsewhere: THESE WERE THE SONS OF JERAHMEEL; not only his immediate sons, but their posterity, called from him Jerahmeelites, 1 Samuel 27:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW SHESHAN HAD NO SONS, BUT DAUGHTERS,.... And but one of that sort, whose name was Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 2:31 the plural being put here for the singular; or, if that is the name of a son, as some think, he died in his father's lifetime, and left no issue; so that there only remained daughters, and i... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SHESHAN GAVE HIS DAUGHTER TO JARHA HIS SERVANT TO WIFE,.... Having first given him his freedom, as the Targum premises; this daughter seems to be Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 2:31 which receives confirmation from Zabad, one of the descendants of this man, 1 Chronicles 2:36, being said to be the son of Ah... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 36 1 Chronicles 2:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 37 1 Chronicles 2:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 38 1 Chronicles 2:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 39 1 Chronicles 2:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 40 1 Chronicles 2:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
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NOW THE SONS OF CALEB THE BROTHER OF JERAHMEEL,.... Called Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 2:9 and is the same Caleb spoken of in 1 Chronicles 2:18 and his sons next reckoned were by a third wife, Azubah, Ephrath being dead, 1 Chronicles 2:19 and these sons were MESHA HIS FIRSTBORN, WHICH WAS THE FATHER OF... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF HEBRON: KORAH, AND TAPPUAH, AND REKEM, AND SHEMA. One of these, Tappuah, is the name of a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:34 and there is also Bethtappuah in the same tribe, 1 Chronicles 2:53 which one, or both, might have their name from this man; and Shema also, 1 Chronicles... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SHEMA BEGAT RAHAM, THE FATHER OF JORKOAM,.... Which Hillerus s takes to be the name of a city in the tribe of Judah; and Jarchi's note is, that wherever the word "father" is here used, it is to be understood of the prince of a city that follows: AND REKEM BEGAT SHAMMAI; there is a descendant of... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SON OF SHAMMAI WAS MAON,.... Who gave name to a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:55 see 1 Samuel 23:24 AND MAON WAS THE FATHER OF BETHZUR; prince of a very strong fortified city of this name in the same tribe, Joshua 15:58, unless this was a son of Maon's, from whom the city had its na... [ Continue Reading ]
AND EPHAH CALEB'S CONCUBINE BARE HARAN, AND MOZA, AND GAZEZ,.... An half-wife, or secondary wife; for though this man seems not to have had more wives than one at a time, yet he had concubines with them; we read of another after this, if not a third: AND HARAN BEGAT GAZEZ; whom he so named after hi... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF JAHDAI,.... Who is not mentioned by this name before; perhaps the same with Moza, who might have two names, though, according to Hillerus t, he was the son of Moza; some take it to be the name of another of Caleb's concubines, by whom he had the six following sons: REGEM, AND JOTHAM... [ Continue Reading ]
MAACHAH, CALEB'S CONCUBINE,.... Another concubine of his: BARE SHEBER, AND TIRHANAH; or of whom Caleb begot those two; for the verb is masculine; so Kimchi.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHE BARE ALSO SHAAPH THE FATHER OF MADMANNAH,.... Prince of a place so called, in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:31 SHEVA THE FATHER OF MACHBENAH, AND THE FATHER OF GIBEAH; prince of two cities of those names in the same tribe; of the latter see Joshua 15:57, AND THE DAUGHTER OF CALEB WAS ACHSAH; C... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE WERE THE SONS OF CALEB THE SON OF HUR, THE FIRSTBORN OF EPHRATAH,.... This is another Caleb, the grandson of Caleb the son of Hezron, called after his name; he was the son of Hur, the firstborn of his wife Ephratah, 1 Chronicles 2:19. SHOBAL THE FATHER OF KIRJATHJEARIM: of the inhabitants of... [ Continue Reading ]
SALMA THE FATHER OF BETHLEHEM,.... Or prince of Bethlehem, as the Targum; not the same as in 1 Chronicles 2:11 he was the son of Nahshon, this of the younger Caleb: HAREPH, THE FATHER OF BETHGADER; prince of a place of that name called Gedor, 1 Chronicles 4:4, and where this man's name is Penuel; G... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SHOBAL, THE FATHER OF KIRJATHJEARIM HAD SONS,.... Which shows that Kirjathjearim is not the name of a man, or of any of Shobal's sons, who are next mentioned, but of a place of which he was prince: the first is HAROEH, who is called Reaiah, 1 Chronicles 4:2 a word of the same signification: AN... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE FAMILIES OF KIRJATHJEARIM,.... That dwelt there, of which Shobal was prince, and who sprung from him, are as follow: THE ITHRITE, AND THE PUHITES, AND THE SHUMATHITES, AND THE MISHRAITES; who had their names from Jether, Putha, Shumath, and Mishra, descendants of Shobal: OF THEM CAME THE Z... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONS OF SALMA,.... Another son of the younger Caleb, 1 Chronicles 2:50 whose sons were Bethlehem, the inhabitants of the place, at least many of them, of which he was prince, 1 Chronicles 2:51 and the Netophathite; the inhabitants of Netophah, a place in the tribe of Judah, mentioned along with... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE FAMILIES OF THE SCRIBES WHICH DWELT AT JABEZ,.... A city in Judah, the founder of which, perhaps, was Jabez, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:9 in which learned men dwelt: THE TIRATHITES, THE SHIMEATHITES, AND SUCHATHITES; who sprung from men whose names were Tira, Shimea, and Sucha; and if they... [ Continue Reading ]