1 The original of israel and Judah's genealogies 2-9 The Israelites 10-13 The priests 14-26 and the Levites, with Nethinims, which dwelt in Jerusalem 27-34 The charge of certain Levites 35-44 The stock of Saul and Jonathan

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all Israel Ezr 2:59,62,63 Ne 7:5,64 Mt 1:1-16 Lu 3:28-38

carried 2Ch 33:11 36:9,10,18-20 Jer 39:9 52:14,15 Da 1:2

2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

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the first Ezr 2:70 Ne 7:73 11:3

the Nethinims Jos 9:21-27 Ezr 2:43,58 8:20 Ne 7:60,73 11:3,21

3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

Jerusalem Ne 11:1,4-9

of the children of Ephraim 2Ch 11:16 30:11

4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

Bani Ne 8:7 10:13

Pharez 1Ch 2:5 4:1 Ge 46:12 Nu 26:20 Ne 11:4,6

Perez

5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

Shilonites Nu 26:20

Shelanites Ne 11:5

Shiloni

6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

Zara 1Ch 2:4,6 Ge 38:30

Zarah Nu 26:20

7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

Sallu Ne 8:4 10:20 11:7

8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

Jehoiarib Ne 11:10 12:19

Joiarib

9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

Jehoiarib Ne 11:10 12:19

Joiarib

11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

Azariah 1Ch 6:8-15 Ne 10:2 11:11

Seraiah
the ruler 1Ch 24:5 Nu 4:15,16,28,33 2Ki 23:4 25:18 Ne 11:11 Ac 5:24,26

12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

Meshillemith Ne 11:12,13

Meshillemoth
Immer 1Ch 24:14 Ezr 2:37 Ne 7:40

13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

very able men [heb] mighty men of valour 1Ch 26:6,30,32 Ne 11:14

14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

Shemaiah Ne 11:15

Hasadiah Ne 10:11 12:24

of the sons 1Ch 6:19,29,63 Nu 26:57

15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Mattaniah Ne 11:17,22

Micha 1Ch 12:25

Zichri 1Ch 25:2 Ne 10:12

Zaccur 1Ch 11:17

Zabdi 1Ch 12:35

Zaccur

16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

Obadiah Ne 11:17

Abda
Shammua 1Ch 12:25

the sons of Jeduthun 1Ch 25:1,3,6 2Ch 35:15

Netophathites 1Ch 2:54 Ne 7:26 12:28-30

17 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

the porters 1Ch 23:5 26:1-32 Ne 11:19

Shallum 1Ch 9:19

18 Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

Who hitherto waited. The original is wead hennah, which Houbigant and Dr. Geddes consider as a proper name, and render, `And Adnah 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 (ver 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's 1Ki 10:5 2Ki 11:19 Eze 44:2,3 46:1,2 Ac 3:11

they 1Ch 26:12-19

19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

Ebiasaph 1Ch 6:22,23

Korah Nu 26:9-11 Ps 42:1 44:1 49:1

gates [heb] thresholds Ps 84:10

over the host 2Ki 11:9,15 2Ch 23:4-10

keepers of the entry 1Ch 26:7,8,13-19

20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

Phinehas Nu 3:32 4:16,28,33 31:6

the Lord Nu 25:11-13 1Sa 16:18 Ac 7:9,10

21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Zechariah 1Ch 26:14

22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

in their 1Ch 9:16,25 Ne 11:25-30,36 12:28,29,44

David 1Ch 23:1-26:32 28:13,21

Samuel 1Sa 9:9

did ordain [heb] founded
set office. or, trust. 1Ch 9:26,31

23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

the oversight 1Ch 23:32 2Ch 23:19 Ne 12:45 Eze 44:10,11,14

24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

four 1Ch 26:14-18

25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

seven 2Ki 11:5,7 2Ch 23:8

26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

set office. or, trust.
chambers. or, storehouses
treasuries 1Ch 26:20-27 2Ch 31:5-12 Ne 10:38,39 13:5

27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

the charge 1Ch 23:32 Ro 12:7

the opening 1Sa 3:15 Mal 1:10

28 And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

the charge 1Ch 26:22-26 Nu 23:25-27 Ezr 8:25-30 Ne 12:44 13:4,5

bring them in and out [heb] bring them in by tale, and carry them out.

29 Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

instruments. or, vessels
the oil Ex 27:20

the frankincense Ex 30:23-38

30 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

of the sons Ex 30:25,33,35-38 37:29

31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.

Shallum 1Ch 9:17,19

set office. or, trust 1Ch 9:22,26

in the pans. or, on flat plates, or slices Le 2:5,7 6:21

32 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

the sons 1Ch 6:33

shewbread [heb] bread of ordering

33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

the singers 1Ch 6:31-33 15:16-22 16:4-6 25:1 Ezr 7:24

were free Ne 11:17,22,23

they, etc. [heb] upon them
employed A number of levites were employed by rotation in singing the praises of Jehovah; and they seem to have continued the service day and night: Ps 134:1,2 135:1-3

34 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

chief fathers 1Ch 9:13 Ne 11:1-15

Jerusalem We have already seen the situation and extent of this city, (Note of ch 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.

35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:

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in Gibeon 1Ch 8:29-40

the father 1Ch 2:23,24,45,50-52

whose Some editions read {achatho} `his sister;' but in the parallel place 1ch 8:29 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.

36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.

Kish 1Ch 9:39 8:33

37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

Zechariah Aacher is merely an abbreviation of Zechariah, by the omission of {Jah} or {Yah}, one of the names of God. 1Ch 8:31

Zacher

38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

Shimeam Shimeam seems to be a mistake for Shimeah; the only difference being {mem} final, and {hay}; and the LXX. in both places read {Samaa} 1Ch 8:32

Shimeah

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

Ner 1Ch 8:33 1Sa 14:50,51

and Saul 1Ch 10:2 1Sa 13:22 14:1,49

Ishui 1Sa 31:2

Eshbaal 1Ch 8:33

40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.

Merib-baal 1Ch 8:34-36

41 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

Ahaz 1Ch 8:35

42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

begat Jarah Jarah seems also to be a mistake for Jehoadah, and the LXX. read uniformly () {Iada}. 1Ch 8:36

Jehoadah

43 And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Rephaiah Rapha is merely a contracted form of Rephaih 1Ch 8:37

Rapha

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