James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81
GENEALOGIES AND PEDIGREES INTRODUCTION With this begins the study of those historical books of the Old Testament written shortly after the return from the Babylonian captivity, the remainder of the series including 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. “Chronicles” means “diaries” or “journal,” and the books recapitulate sacred history from the time of Adam, in which the earlier books of the Old Testament are drawn upon and occasionally supplemented. The Holy Spirit, who is the real... read more
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 6:71-76
THE CITIES OF THE GERSHONITES.(Camp. Joshua 21:27-33.) 1 Chronicles 6:71-76.(71) Unto the sons of Gershom.—Supply they gave, from 1 Chronicles 6:67.Golan in Bashan (comp. the classical Gaulanitis, a district east of the sea of Galilee) was a city of refuge, like Hebron and Shechem.Ashtaroth.—Images of Ashtoreth (Astarte, queen of heaven); a name like Anathoth (1 Chronicles 6:60), which means “images of Anath,” or Anatum, the consort of Anurn (the sky). The two cities must have been ancient... read more