9:1 The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies; 9:2 The Israelites; 9:10 the priests; 9:14 and the Levites, with Nethinims, which dwelt in Jerusalem; 9:27 The charge of certain Levites; 9:35 The stock of Saul and Jonathan.
Verse 1am 2804, etc. bc 1200, etcall IsraelEzra 2:59, 2:62, 2:63; Nehemiah 7:5, 7:64; Matthew 1:1-16; Luke 3:28-38carried2 Chronicles 33:11, 36:9, 36:10, 36:18-20; Jeremiah 39:9, 52:14, 52:15; Daniel 1:2ReciprocalEzra 8:1 - genealogy; Nehemiah 11:3 - Israel; 11:11 - the ruler; Ezekiel 37:19 - BeholdVerse 2am 3468, bc 536the firstEzra 2:70; Nehemiah 7:73, 11:3the NethinimsJoshua 9:21-27; Ezra 2:43, 2:58, 8:20; Nehemiah 7:60, 7:73, 11:3, 11:21ReciprocalJoshua 9:27 - made them; 1 Chronicles 9:18 - Who hitherto waited; Ezra 6:16 - the children; Nehemiah 3:26 - Nethinims; 7:46 - NethinimsVerse 3JerusalemNehemiah 11:1, 11:4-9of the children of Ephraim2 Chronicles 11:16, 30:11
Verse 16ObadiahNehemiah 11:17, Abda, Shammua, 1 Chronicles 12:25, the sons of Jeduthun, 25:1, 25:3, 25:6; 2 Chronicles 35:15Netophathites1 Chronicles 2:54; Nehemiah 7:26, 12:28-30Reciprocal1 Chronicles 5:4 - Shemaiah; 9:22 - in their; Nehemiah 11:22 - were overVerse 17the porters1 Chronicles 23:5, 26:1-32; Nehemiah 11:19Shallum1 Chronicles 9:19Reciprocal9:31 - Shallum; 2 Chronicles 8:14 - the porters; 34:13 - porters; 35:15 - the porters; Ezra 7:7 - portersVerse 18Who hitherto waitedThe original is wead hennah, which Houbigant and Dr. Geddes consider as a proper name, and render, "And Adanah was over the eastern gate, called the king's;" i.e., the gate by which the kings of Judah went to the temple. The list is here nearly the same with those found in Ezra and Nehemiah, and contains those who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, but the list in Nehemiah is more ample, probably because it contains those who came afterwards; the object of the sacred writer here being to give the names of those who came first - 1 Chronicles 9:2. These consisted of men belonging not only to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, but to many of the other tribes of Israel, who took advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem. Properly speaking, the divisions mentioned here constituted the whole of the Israelitish people, who were divided into priests, Levites, common Israelites, and Nethinims.the king's1 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 11:19; Ezekiel 44:2, 44:3, 46:1, 46:2; Acts 3:11they1 Chronicles 26:12-19Reciprocal2 Chronicles 9:4 - ascent; Nehemiah 11:3 - Now; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeper; Ezekiel 40:6 - untoVerse 19Ebiasaph1 Chronicles 6:22, 6:23KorahNumbers 26:9-11; Psalm 42:1, 44:1, 49:1 *titlesgatesHeb. thresholds, 84:10 *marg.over the host2 Kings 11:9, 11:15; 2 Chronicles 23:4-10keepers of the entry1 Chronicles 26:7, 26:8, 26:13-19ReciprocalNumbers 18:5 - And ye; 2 Kings 22:4 - the keepers; 1 Chronicles 9:17 - Shallum; 9:31 - Shallum; Nehemiah 11:15 - Shemaiah; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeper; 52:24 - doorVerse 20PhinehasNumbers 3:32, 4:16, 4:28, 4:33, 31:6the Lord25:11-13; 1 Samuel 16:18; Acts 7:9, 7:10Reciprocal1 Chronicles 6:4 - Phinehas; 6:50 - Phinehas; 11:9 - for; 12:27 - the leader; 2 Chronicles 35:8 - rulersVerse 21Zechariah1 Chronicles 26:14Reciprocal15:23 - GeneralVerse 22in their1 Chronicles 9:16, 9:25; Nehemiah 11:25-30, 11:36, 12:28, 12:29, 12:44David1 Chronicles 23:1-32, 25:1-26:32, 28:13, 28:21Samuel1 Samuel 9:9did ordainHeb. foundedset officeor, trust, 1 Chronicles 9:26, 9:31Reciprocal2 Chronicles 31:15 - set office; 31:18 - set officeVerse 23the oversight1 Chronicles 23:32; 2 Chronicles 23:19; Nehemiah 12:45; Ezekiel 44:10, 44:11, 44:14ReciprocalNumbers 18:5 - And ye; Psalm 134:1 - which by night; Ezekiel 40:45 - the keepersVerse 24four1 Chronicles 26:14-18Reciprocal1 Kings 10:15 - all the kings; 1 Chronicles 26:17 - Eastward; 2 Chronicles 23:19 - porters; Ezekiel 40:6 - untoVerse 25seven2 Kings 11:5, 11:7; 2 Chronicles 23:8Reciprocal1 Chronicles 9:22 - in their; 24:19 - the orderings; Luke 1:23 - the daysVerse 26set officeor, trustchambersor, storehouses, treasuries. 1 Chronicles 26:20-27; 2 Chronicles 31:5-12; Nehemiah 10:38, 10:39, 13:5Reciprocal1 Kings 6:5 - built; 1 Chronicles 9:22 - set office; 9:31 - set office; 28:11 - the treasuries; Nehemiah 12:44 - chambers; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 40:7 - General; 40:17 - there were; 45:5 - for a possession; John 8:20 - in the treasuryVerse 27the charge1 Chronicles 23:32; Romans 12:7the opening1 Samuel 3:15; Malachi 1:10ReciprocalNumbers 31:30 - keep the; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeperVerse 28the charge1 Chronicles 26:22-26; Numbers 23:25-27; Ezra 8:25-30; Nehemiah 12:44, 13:4, 13:5bring them in and outHeb. bring them in by tale, and carry them outReciprocal1 Chronicles 23:4 - twenty; 23:28 - purifyingVerse 29instrumentsor, vesselsthe oilExodus 27:20the frankincense30:23-38Reciprocal30:34 - frankincense; Numbers 4:12 - General; 4:32 - the instruments; 1 Chronicles 23:28 - purifying; 23:29 - the fine flour; 28:13 - the vessels; 2 Chronicles 8:15 - the treasures; Ezra 6:9 - wheatVerse 30of the sonsExodus 30:25, 30:33, 30:35-38, 37:29Reciprocal30:34 - frankincenseVerse 31Shallum1 Chronicles 9:17, 9:19set officeor, trust, 9:22, 9:26in the pansor, on flat plates, or slices, Leviticus 2:5, 2:7, 6:21Reciprocal1 Chronicles 23:29 - for the showbreadVerse 32the sons1 Chronicles 6:33-48showbreadHeb. bread of orderingtoExodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5-8Reciprocal24:8 - General; 1 Chronicles 23:29 - for the showbreadVerse 33the singers1 Chronicles 6:31-33, 15:16-22, 16:4-6, 25:1-31; Ezra 7:24were freeNehemiah 11:17, 11:22, 11:23theyetc. Heb. upon thememployedA number of Levites were employed by rotation in singing the praises of Jehovah; and they seem to have continued the service day and night. See the references. Psalm 134:1, 134:2, 135:1-3ReciprocalNumbers 18:5 - And ye; 1 Chronicles 6:32 - and then; 23:5 - praised; 23:30 - stand; 2 Chronicles 29:25 - And he set; Nehemiah 12:8 - the thanksgiving; 12:12 - the chiefVerse 34chief fathers1 Chronicles 9:13; Nehemiah 11:1-15JerusalemWe have already seen the situation and extent of this ancient city - see note on 1 Chronicles 8:28 but the Jerusalem of sacred history is no more. After having been successively destroyed by the Babylonians and Romans, and taken by the Saracens, Crusaders, and Turks, in the possession of the latter of whom it still continues, not a vestige remains of the capital of David and Solomon, not a monument of Jewish times is standing. The very course of the walls is changed, and the boundaries of the ancient city are become doubtful. The monks pretend to shew the sites of the sacred places; but they have not the slightest pretensions to even a probable identity with the real places. The Jerusalem that now is, however, called by the Arabs El Kouds, or "the holy city," is still a respectable, good-looking town, of an irregular shape: it is surrounded by high embattled walls, enclosing an area not exceeding two miles and a half, and occupying two small hills, having the valley of Jehoshaphat on the east, the valley of Siloam and Gehinnom on the south, and the valley of Rephaim on the west; and containing a population variously estimated at from 20,000 to 30,000 souls.Reciprocal15:12 - Ye are the chief; Ezra 8:1 - the chief; Nehemiah 12:12 - the chiefVerse 35am 2804, etc. bc 1200, etcin Gibeon1 Chronicles 8:29-40the father2:23, 2:24, 2:45, 2:50-52whoseSome editions read achatho, "his sister;" but in the parallel place 8:29, it is ishto, "his wife," which is also the reading of the LXX, Vulgate, Arabic, and Syriac here, and is undoubtedly the true reading. This repetition of part of Bemjamin's genealogy seems to have been intended merely as an introduction to the ensuing history.
Verse 36Kish1 Chronicles 9:39, 8:33Reciprocal1 Samuel 9:1 - Kish; 1 Chronicles 8:29 - the father; 8:30 - AbdonVerse 37ZechariahZacher is merely an abbreviation of Zechariah, by the omission of Jah or Yah, one of the names of God. 1 Chronicles 8:31, ZacherReciprocal8:30 - AbdonVerse 38ShimeamShimeam seems to be a mistake for Shimeah; the only difference being ם, mem final, and ה, hay; and the LXX in both places read Σαμαα, Samaa. 1 Chronicles 8:32, Shimeah
Verse 42begat JarahJarah seems also to be a mistake for Jehoadah, as the LXX read uniformly Ιαδα, Iada. 1 Chronicles 8:36, JehoadahReciprocal2:6 - Zimri; 6:60 - GeneralVerse 43RephaiahRapha is merely a contracted form of Rephaiah. 1 Chronicles 8:37, RaphaReciprocal2:39 - General
9:2 The Israelites;
9:10 the priests;
9:14 and the Levites, with Nethinims, which dwelt in Jerusalem;
9:27 The charge of certain Levites;
9:35 The stock of Saul and Jonathan. Verse 1am 2804, etc. bc 1200, etcall IsraelEzra 2:59, 2:62, 2:63; Nehemiah 7:5, 7:64; Matthew 1:1-16; Luke 3:28-38 carried2 Chronicles 33:11, 36:9, 36:10, 36:18-20; Jeremiah 39:9, 52:14, 52:15; Daniel 1:2ReciprocalEzra 8:1 - genealogy; Nehemiah 11:3 - Israel; 11:11 - the ruler; Ezekiel 37:19 - Behold Verse 2am 3468, bc 536the firstEzra 2:70; Nehemiah 7:73, 11:3 the NethinimsJoshua 9:21-27; Ezra 2:43, 2:58, 8:20; Nehemiah 7:60, 7:73, 11:3, 11:21ReciprocalJoshua 9:27 - made them; 1 Chronicles 9:18 - Who hitherto waited; Ezra 6:16 - the children; Nehemiah 3:26 - Nethinims; 7:46 - Nethinims Verse 3JerusalemNehemiah 11:1, 11:4-9 of the children of Ephraim2 Chronicles 11:16, 30:11
Verse 4BaniNehemiah 8:7, 10:13 Pharez1 Chronicles 2:5, 4:1; Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:20; Nehemiah 11:4, 11:6, PerezReciprocalGenesis 38:29 - his name; 1 Chronicles 2:4 - Pharez; 7:23 - because; Luke 3:33 - Phares Verse 5ShilonitesNumbers 26:20, Shelanites, Nehemiah 11:5, ShiloniReciprocal1 Chronicles 2:3 - and; 4:21 - Shelah Verse 6Zerah1 Chronicles 2:4, 2:6; Genesis 38:30, Zarah, Numbers 26:20ReciprocalMatthew 1:3 - Judas Verse 7SalluNehemiah 8:4, 10:20, 11:7Reciprocal11:9 - Judah Verse 9Reciprocal2 Chronicles 23:3 - as the Lord Verse 10JehoiaribNehemiah 11:10-24, 12:19, JoiaribReciprocalGenesis 10:29 - Ophir; 1 Chronicles 24:7 - Jehoiarib; 2 Chronicles 35:4 - the houses; Ezra 2:36 - Jedaiah; Nehemiah 12:6 - Joiarib Verse 11Azariah1 Chronicles 6:8-15; Nehemiah 10:2, 11:11, Seraiahthe ruler1 Chronicles 24:5; Numbers 4:15, 4:16, 4:28, 4:33; 2 Kings 23:4, 25:18; Nehemiah 11:11; Acts 5:24, 5:26Reciprocal2 Kings 22:4 - Hilkiah; 1 Chronicles 6:12 - Shallum; 2 Chronicles 31:13 - Azariah; Ezra 7:1 - Seraiah Verse 12MeshillemithNehemiah 11:12, 11:13, MeshillemothImmer1 Chronicles 24:14; Ezra 2:37; Nehemiah 7:40Reciprocal1 Chronicles 5:13 - Meshullam; Ezra 2:38 - Pashur; 10:22 - Pashur; Nehemiah 7:41 - Pashur; Jeremiah 21:1 - Pashur; 38:1 - Pashur Verse 13very able menHeb. mighty men of valour, 1 Chronicles 26:6, 26:30, 26:32; Nehemiah 11:14ReciprocalGenesis 10:29 - Ophir; 2 Kings 11:4 - rulers; 1 Chronicles 9:34 - chief fathers; Nehemiah 11:12 - Adaiah Verse 14ShemaiahNehemiah 11:15 Hashabiah10:11, 12:24 of the sons1 Chronicles 6:19, 6:29, 6:63; Numbers 26:57Reciprocal3:25 - the charge; 3:32 - General; 1 Chronicles 6:45 - Hashabiah; Nehemiah 12:23 - the book; 12:25 - Mattaniah Verse 15MattaniahNehemiah 11:17, 11:22, Micha, 1 Chronicles 12:25 Zichri25:2; Nehemiah 10:12, Zaccur, 1 Chronicles 11:17, Zabdi, 12:35, Zaccur
Verse 16ObadiahNehemiah 11:17, Abda, Shammua, 1 Chronicles 12:25, the sons of Jeduthun, 25:1, 25:3, 25:6; 2 Chronicles 35:15 Netophathites1 Chronicles 2:54; Nehemiah 7:26, 12:28-30Reciprocal1 Chronicles 5:4 - Shemaiah; 9:22 - in their; Nehemiah 11:22 - were over Verse 17the porters1 Chronicles 23:5, 26:1-32; Nehemiah 11:19 Shallum1 Chronicles 9:19Reciprocal9:31 - Shallum; 2 Chronicles 8:14 - the porters; 34:13 - porters; 35:15 - the porters; Ezra 7:7 - porters Verse 18Who hitherto waitedThe original is wead hennah, which Houbigant and Dr. Geddes consider as a proper name, and render, "And Adanah was over the eastern gate, called the king's;" i.e., the gate by which the kings of Judah went to the temple. The list is here nearly the same with those found in Ezra and Nehemiah, and contains those who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, but the list in Nehemiah is more ample, probably because it contains those who came afterwards; the object of the sacred writer here being to give the names of those who came first - 1 Chronicles 9:2. These consisted of men belonging not only to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, but to many of the other tribes of Israel, who took advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem. Properly speaking, the divisions mentioned here constituted the whole of the Israelitish people, who were divided into priests, Levites, common Israelites, and Nethinims.the king's1 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 11:19; Ezekiel 44:2, 44:3, 46:1, 46:2; Acts 3:11 they1 Chronicles 26:12-19Reciprocal2 Chronicles 9:4 - ascent; Nehemiah 11:3 - Now; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeper; Ezekiel 40:6 - unto Verse 19Ebiasaph1 Chronicles 6:22, 6:23 KorahNumbers 26:9-11; Psalm 42:1, 44:1, 49:1 *titlesgatesHeb. thresholds, 84:10 *marg.over the host2 Kings 11:9, 11:15; 2 Chronicles 23:4-10 keepers of the entry1 Chronicles 26:7, 26:8, 26:13-19ReciprocalNumbers 18:5 - And ye; 2 Kings 22:4 - the keepers; 1 Chronicles 9:17 - Shallum; 9:31 - Shallum; Nehemiah 11:15 - Shemaiah; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeper; 52:24 - door Verse 20PhinehasNumbers 3:32, 4:16, 4:28, 4:33, 31:6 the Lord25:11-13; 1 Samuel 16:18; Acts 7:9, 7:10Reciprocal1 Chronicles 6:4 - Phinehas; 6:50 - Phinehas; 11:9 - for; 12:27 - the leader; 2 Chronicles 35:8 - rulers Verse 21Zechariah1 Chronicles 26:14Reciprocal15:23 - General Verse 22in their1 Chronicles 9:16, 9:25; Nehemiah 11:25-30, 11:36, 12:28, 12:29, 12:44 David1 Chronicles 23:1-32, 25:1-26:32, 28:13, 28:21 Samuel1 Samuel 9:9 did ordainHeb. foundedset officeor, trust, 1 Chronicles 9:26, 9:31Reciprocal2 Chronicles 31:15 - set office; 31:18 - set office Verse 23the oversight1 Chronicles 23:32; 2 Chronicles 23:19; Nehemiah 12:45; Ezekiel 44:10, 44:11, 44:14ReciprocalNumbers 18:5 - And ye; Psalm 134:1 - which by night; Ezekiel 40:45 - the keepers Verse 24four1 Chronicles 26:14-18Reciprocal1 Kings 10:15 - all the kings; 1 Chronicles 26:17 - Eastward; 2 Chronicles 23:19 - porters; Ezekiel 40:6 - unto Verse 25seven2 Kings 11:5, 11:7; 2 Chronicles 23:8Reciprocal1 Chronicles 9:22 - in their; 24:19 - the orderings; Luke 1:23 - the days Verse 26set officeor, trustchambersor, storehouses, treasuries. 1 Chronicles 26:20-27; 2 Chronicles 31:5-12; Nehemiah 10:38, 10:39, 13:5Reciprocal1 Kings 6:5 - built; 1 Chronicles 9:22 - set office; 9:31 - set office; 28:11 - the treasuries; Nehemiah 12:44 - chambers; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 40:7 - General; 40:17 - there were; 45:5 - for a possession; John 8:20 - in the treasury Verse 27the charge1 Chronicles 23:32; Romans 12:7 the opening1 Samuel 3:15; Malachi 1:10ReciprocalNumbers 31:30 - keep the; Jeremiah 35:4 - the keeper Verse 28the charge1 Chronicles 26:22-26; Numbers 23:25-27; Ezra 8:25-30; Nehemiah 12:44, 13:4, 13:5 bring them in and outHeb. bring them in by tale, and carry them outReciprocal1 Chronicles 23:4 - twenty; 23:28 - purifying Verse 29instrumentsor, vesselsthe oilExodus 27:20 the frankincense30:23-38Reciprocal30:34 - frankincense; Numbers 4:12 - General; 4:32 - the instruments; 1 Chronicles 23:28 - purifying; 23:29 - the fine flour; 28:13 - the vessels; 2 Chronicles 8:15 - the treasures; Ezra 6:9 - wheat Verse 30of the sonsExodus 30:25, 30:33, 30:35-38, 37:29Reciprocal30:34 - frankincense Verse 31Shallum1 Chronicles 9:17, 9:19 set officeor, trust, 9:22, 9:26 in the pansor, on flat plates, or slices, Leviticus 2:5, 2:7, 6:21Reciprocal1 Chronicles 23:29 - for the showbread Verse 32the sons1 Chronicles 6:33-48 showbreadHeb. bread of orderingtoExodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5-8Reciprocal24:8 - General; 1 Chronicles 23:29 - for the showbread Verse 33the singers1 Chronicles 6:31-33, 15:16-22, 16:4-6, 25:1-31; Ezra 7:24 were freeNehemiah 11:17, 11:22, 11:23 theyetc. Heb. upon thememployedA number of Levites were employed by rotation in singing the praises of Jehovah; and they seem to have continued the service day and night. See the references. Psalm 134:1, 134:2, 135:1-3ReciprocalNumbers 18:5 - And ye; 1 Chronicles 6:32 - and then; 23:5 - praised; 23:30 - stand; 2 Chronicles 29:25 - And he set; Nehemiah 12:8 - the thanksgiving; 12:12 - the chief Verse 34chief fathers1 Chronicles 9:13; Nehemiah 11:1-15 JerusalemWe have already seen the situation and extent of this ancient city - see note on 1 Chronicles 8:28
but the Jerusalem of sacred history is no more. After having been successively destroyed by the Babylonians and Romans, and taken by the Saracens, Crusaders, and Turks, in the possession of the latter of whom it still continues, not a vestige remains of the capital of David and Solomon, not a monument of Jewish times is standing. The very course of the walls is changed, and the boundaries of the ancient city are become doubtful. The monks pretend to shew the sites of the sacred places; but they have not the slightest pretensions to even a probable identity with the real places. The Jerusalem that now is, however, called by the Arabs El Kouds, or "the holy city," is still a respectable, good-looking town, of an irregular shape: it is surrounded by high embattled walls, enclosing an area not exceeding two miles and a half, and occupying two small hills, having the valley of Jehoshaphat on the east, the valley of Siloam and Gehinnom on the south, and the valley of Rephaim on the west; and containing a population variously estimated at from 20,000 to 30,000 souls.Reciprocal15:12 - Ye are the chief; Ezra 8:1 - the chief; Nehemiah 12:12 - the chief Verse 35am 2804, etc. bc 1200, etcin Gibeon1 Chronicles 8:29-40 the father2:23, 2:24, 2:45, 2:50-52 whoseSome editions read achatho, "his sister;" but in the parallel place 8:29, it is ishto, "his wife," which is also the reading of the LXX, Vulgate, Arabic, and Syriac here, and is undoubtedly the true reading. This repetition of part of Bemjamin's genealogy seems to have been intended merely as an introduction to the ensuing history.
Verse 36Kish1 Chronicles 9:39, 8:33Reciprocal1 Samuel 9:1 - Kish; 1 Chronicles 8:29 - the father; 8:30 - Abdon Verse 37ZechariahZacher is merely an abbreviation of Zechariah, by the omission of Jah or Yah, one of the names of God. 1 Chronicles 8:31, ZacherReciprocal8:30 - Abdon Verse 38ShimeamShimeam seems to be a mistake for Shimeah; the only difference being
Verse 39Ner1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Samuel 14:50, 14:51 and Saul1 Chronicles 10:2; 1 Samuel 13:22, 14:1, 14:49, Ishui, 31:2 Eshbaal1 Chronicles 8:33Reciprocal1 Samuel 26:5 - Abner; 2 Samuel 2:8 - Ishbosheth; 1 Chronicles 9:36 - Kish; 12:1 - Saul Verse 40Meribbaal1 Chronicles 8:34-36Reciprocal2 Samuel 4:4 - Mephibosheth; 9:6 - Mephibosheth; 9:12 - son Verse 41Ahaz1 Chronicles 8:35
Verse 42begat JarahJarah seems also to be a mistake for Jehoadah, as the LXX read uniformly