Geneva Study Bible Commentary
1 Chronicles 4:31
And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of (k) David.
(k) Then David restored them to the tribe of Judah.
And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of (k) David.
(k) Then David restored them to the tribe of Judah.
Verse 31. _THESE_ WERE _THEIR CITIES UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID._] It appears that David took some of the cities of the Simeonites, and added them to Judah; _Ziklag_ for instance, 1 Samuel 27:6. As the...
UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID - It is not quite clear why this clause is added. Perhaps the writer is quoting from a document belonging to David’s reign. Or, he may mean that some of the cities, as Ziklag 1...
3. SIMEON, REUBEN, GAD, AND MANASSEH Chapter S 4:24-5:26 _ 1. The sons of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24)_ 2. The sons of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:1) 3. The children of Gad and half Manasseh ...
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...
UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID. The Codex _Hilleli,_ with one early printed edition, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "unto king David"....
_Beth-marcaboth … Hazar-susim_ These names mean respectively, _House of chariots_, and _Court of horses_. They may have been royal chariot-cities, 1 Kings 9:19. _Shaaraim_ 1 Samuel 17:52. _These_were...
4. THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF SIMEON (1 Chronicles 4:24-43) TEXT 1 Chronicles 4:24. The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul: 25. Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his so...
_AND AT BETHMARCABOTH, AND HAZAR-SUSIM, AND AT BETHBIREI, AND AT SHAARAIM. THESE WERE THEIR CITIES UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID._ And at Beth-birei, х_ BEEYT-BIR'IY_ (H1011); supposed by Wilton ('Negeb,'...
GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter enumerates further descendants of Judah, and the descendants of Simeon....
UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID] The writer seems to be quoting from some account belonging to the time of David, in whose reign a census was taken of the people (2 Samuel 24): cp. 1 Chronicles 7:2....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 4 Other families of Judah –...
BETH-MARCABOTH = “house of chariots.” HAZAR - SUSIM = “village of horses;” for which Hazarsusah is an equivalent (_susah_ being used as a collective word). BETH-BIREI. — Probably a corrupt writing of...
וּ בְ בֵ֤ית מַרְכָּבֹות֙ וּ בַ חֲצַ֣ר סוּסִ֔ים...
NAMES 1 Chronicles 1:1; 1 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 4:1;...
Here another line from Judah is traced, and must be viewed in the light of the royalty manifest in David. It is the story of the multiplication and settlement of the people who became workers in the g...
_David, who had Siceleg given to him, 1 Kings xxvii. 6. (Haydock) --- After the schism, Juda straitened the tribe of Simeon; so that it was forced to seek for other habitations in Gador, under Ezechia...
The descendants of Simeon occupy the history of these verses with an account of the places of their settlement. The genealogy of this tribe was considered of sufficient importance in the register of f...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3, 4, AND 5. The genealogy of David's family is next given us, as far as several generations after the return from the captivity; and then that of the tribes...
1 Chronicles 4:28...
And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of David. Ver. 31. _Unto the reign of David._] Who restored Ziklag and some others of...
_These were their cities_ Several of these cities, though given to Simeon by Joshua, yet, through the sloth or cowardice of that tribe, were not taken from the Philistines until David's time, who took...
1.11 The posteritie of Iudah by Caleb the sonne of Hur. 5 Of Ashur the posthumus son of Hezron. [THE GENEALOGIE OF IUDAH.] 9 Of Iabez, and his prayer. 21 The posteritie of Shelah. 24 The posterit...
and at Beth-maraboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim, these being the towns allotted to their tribe in the distribution of the land. THESE WERE THEIR CITIES UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID...
THE FAMILY OF SIMEON...
HAZARSUSIM: Or, Hazarsusah...
Either, 1. Of David's posterity, i.e. as long as the kingdom of Judah lasted, or until the captivity of Babylon. But this seems not to be true, for Simeon was gone into captivity with the rest of the...
1 Chronicles 4:31 Marcaboth H1024 Susim H2702 Biri H1011 Shaaraim H8189 cities H5892 reign H4427 (H8800) David...
CONTENTS: Posterity of Judah and Simeon. CHARACTERS: God, Jabez, Caleb. CONCLUSION: If we set ourselves to acknowledge God in all our ways we put ourselves under the divine blessing and protection a...
1 Chronicles 4:9. _Jabez,_ dolour, grief, anguish. He was honourable; the same with Othniel, according to the Targumists. 1 Chronicles 4:22. _Jokim, &c._ These four probably resided in Moab, about the...
_The sons of Judah._ SURVEY OF THE GENEALOGY I. How great the obscurity of most men! II. What folly to seek place and power only here! III. How needful to secure renown hereafter! “Rejoice that yo...
1 CHRONICLES 4:24 The Tribe of Simeon. This tribe’s allotted territory lay within Judah and was taken from that tribe (vv. 1 Chronicles 4:28; see...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Obscurity often arising from brevity conspicuous in this passage. Yet we discern an order in it, indicated in first verse. It contains descendants of Shobal, Hur, Carmi, Hezron, and o...
EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 4:1 After the large space given to the "sons of David," of the tribe of Judah, in the previous chapter, this chapter returns for twenty-three verses to group together a few ad...
In chapter four, we follow another line from Caleb through one of his sons called Er. And you get a different line of Caleb from that which was earlier given. Now in this particular line in verse nine...
Joshua 19:5; Joshua 19:6...
Their cities — Several of these cities though given to Simeon by Joshua, yet through the sloth or cowardice of that tribe, were not taken from the Philistines, until David's time, who took some of the...