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Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes.— These chapters form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, often in an incomplete form: Adam to Israel ( 1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 2:2)— with the exception of Cain’ s descendants ( Genesis 4:16-Song of Solomon :)— the whole material is taken from Genesis 1-36; Judah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3-2 Timothy :); David ( 1 Chronicles 3:1-Jeremiah :); Judah... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:16

This he repeats, as the foundation of the following genealogy of those Levites who were not priests. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:19

Who are distinguished and named from their fathers. And the following catalogue is thought to contain the successive heads or chiefs of their several families until thee times of David, by whom they were distributed into several ranks or courses. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:20

i.e. His grandson, by his son Shimei, as appears from 1 Chronicles 6:42,1 Chronicles 6:43, the names of father and son being oft used in scripture of more remote progenitors or successors. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:24

Uriel, called also Zephaniah, 1 Chronicles 6:36, where also Uzziah here following is called Azariah. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:25

Elkanah, the son of that Korah mentioned above, 1 Chronicles 6:22, as is manifest by 1 Chronicles 6:35-37 and by Exodus 6:23,Exodus 6:24 read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:26

Elkanah; this was another Elkanah, son or grandson of the former Elkanah and either the son or brother of Ahimoth last mentioned, or of Amasai. Nahath, called also Toah, 1 Chronicles 6:31, and Tohu, 1 Samuel 1:1. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:27

Elkanah; the father of the prophet Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1, who therefore follows here. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:31

These are they, whose names here follow. The service, Heb. the hands. Hand put for ministry or service, which is commonly performed by the hand. Thus God is frequently said to speak or command things by the hand (i.e. the ministry) of Moses. Compare 2 Chronicles 29:27. After that the ark had rest; which was in David’s time, 2 Samuel 6:17. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:32

The dwelling-place of the tabernacle, or, the tabernacle of the tent, as the same Hebrew words are translated, Exodus 39:32; Exodus 40:2,Exodus 40:6. According to their order; which David had appointed by the Spirit, as it follows in this book. read more

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