1-32 The sons and chief men of Benjamin 33-40 The stock of Saul and Jonathan

Bela 1Ch 7:6-12 Ge 46:21

Aharah Nu 26:38

Ahiram

2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3 And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

Addar The variation in this name is occasioned simply by the transposition of a {daleth} and {raish}; being in the parallel passage () Ard, and here Addar Ge 46:21 Nu 26:40

Ard

4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

Gera Jud 3:15

Shephuphan () Shuppim seems to be merely a contracted form of () Shupham, or rather, Shephupman, which, by the mutation of {mem} into {noon} is here changed into {Shephupham}. 1Ch 7:12

Shuppim Nu 26:39

Shupham
Huram Huram appears to be an error for Hupham in the parallel passage of Numbers, which, by contraction, is written {Huppim.}

6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

Ehud 1Ch 7:10 Jud 3:20 4:1

Geba 1Ch 6:60

Manahath 1Ch 2:25,54

7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

8 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

in the Ru 1:1

he had Ge 25:6

9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

Hodesh In the preceding verse it is said that `Hushim and Baara were his wives;' and here it said, `he begat of Hodesh his wife,' and then in the eleventh verse, his children by Hushim are mentioned, but not a word of Baara. It is probable, therefore, that Hodesh was another name for Baara; and this is asserted by the Targumist: `And he begat of Baara, that is, of Chodesh, his wife, so called because he espoused her anew.'

10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

Ono Ono is stated by Reland to have been three miles from Lydda Ezr 2:33 Ne 6:2 7:37 11:35

Lod Lod, or Lydda, was situated about four leagues from Joppa, and a day's journey, or about thirty-two miles N.W. from Jerusalem; and according to the Antonine Itinerary, twelve miles from Jamnia, eighteen from Eleutheropolis, and twenty two from Bethar. Josephus says it was a village, not yielding to a city in greatness; and that it was one three toparchies dismembered from Samaria, and given to the Jews. It was destroyed by Cesitus in the Jewish war, and, when rebuilt, was called Diospolis. It is now called Loudd, and is a poor village, situated in a fine plain about a league to the E.N.E. of Ramia.

11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

Ono Ono is stated by Reland to have been three miles from Lydda Ezr 2:33 Ne 6:2 7:37 11:35

Lod Lod, or Lydda, was situated about four leagues from Joppa, and a day's journey, or about thirty-two miles N.W. from Jerusalem; and according to the Antonine Itinerary, twelve miles from Jamnia, eighteen from Eleutheropolis, and twenty two from Bethar. Josephus says it was a village, not yielding to a city in greatness; and that it was one three toparchies dismembered from Samaria, and given to the Jews. It was destroyed by Cesitus in the Jewish war, and, when rebuilt, was called Diospolis. It is now called Loudd, and is a poor village, situated in a fine plain about a league to the E.N.E. of Ramia.

13 Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

Shema 1Ch 8:21

Shimhi
the fathers 1Ch 2:49,50,52 4:4

Ajalon Jos 19:42

Ajalon

14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

Beriah 1Ch 8:13

17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

Shimhi 1Ch 8:13

Shema

22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

25 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

smelt Jos 15:63 18:28 Jud 1:21 Ne 11:1,7-9

Jerusalem Jerusalem, the ancient capital of Judea, is situated in long. 35 deg. 20. min. E. lat. 31 deg. 47 min 47 sec. N.; and, according to the best authorities, 136 miles S.W. of Damascus, 34 miles S. of Shechem or Nablous, 45 miles E. of Jaffa, 27 miles N. of Hebron, and about 20 miles W. of Jericho. The city of Jerusalem was built on hills, and encompassed with mountains (Ps 125:2) in a stony and barren soil, and was about sixteen furlongs in length, say Strabo. The ancient city of Jebus, taken by David from the Jebusites, was not large, and stood on a mountain south of that on which the temple was erected. Here David built a new city, called the city of David, wherein was the royal palace. Between these two mountains lay the valley of Millo, filled up by David and Solomon; and after the reign of Manasseh, another city is mentioned, called the {second.} The Maccabees considerably enlarged Jerusalem on the north, enclosing a third hill; and Josephus mentions a fourth hill, called Bezetha, which Agrippa joined to the former: this new city lay north of the temple, along the brook Kidron. See note on 1ch 9:34

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

the father 1Ch 9:35,36

Jehiel

30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

Abdon 1Ch 9:36,37

31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

Zacher 1Ch 9:37

Zechariah

32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

Shimeah 1Ch 9:38

Shimeam

33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

Ner 1Ch 9:39 1Sa 9:1 14:50,51

Kish 1Sa 9:1 Ac 13:21

Cis
Saul 1Sa 14:49 31:2

Abinadab 1Sa 14:49

Ishui
Esh-baal 2Sa 2:8 4:12

Ish-bosheth

34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.

Merib-baal 2Sa 4:4 9:6,10 19:24-30

Mephibosheth
Micah 2Sa 9:12

Micha

35 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

Tarea 1Ch 9:41

Tahrea

36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

Jehoadah 1Ch 9:42

Jarah

37 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

Rapha 1Ch 9:43

Rephiah

38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

archers 1Ch 12:2 2Ch 14:8

many sons Ps 127:3-5 128:3-6