And of the sons of Benjamin ,.... Who were of the tribe of Benjamin, and went with Judah into captivity, and returned with them, and such of them as dwelt in Jerusalem before that: Sallu the son of Meshullam ; whose pedigree is differently given, Nehemiah 11:7 , the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenaah ; perhaps these men had two names, there called Joel and Pedaiah. read more
And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham ,.... Who with two more, Elah and Meshullam, whose ancestors are given, of whom we have no mention elsewhere, were all of the tribe of Benjamin, said to settle at Jerusalem. read more
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred amd fifty and six ,.... Which was the number of the Benjaminites there resident put together, and which greatly exceeded that of Judah, 1 Chronicles 9:6 . all these men were chief of the fathers, in the house of their fathers ; principal men in the families of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, even all the seven before mentioned. read more
And of the priests ,.... Who returned and dwelt at Jerusalem: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin ; Jedaiah was the son of Jehoiarib, and Jachin is called Jachin, Nehemiah 11:10 . read more
And Azariah the son of Hilkiah ,.... That is, the son of Azariah, whose name was Seraiah, see 1 Chronicles 6:13 , whose pedigree is traced up from Hilkiah through Meshullam, called Shallum, 1 Chronicles 6:12 . Zadok, Meraioth, to Ahitub: the ruler of the house of God ; high priest in it; which is to be understood of Ahitub, and not of Azariah or Seraiah in the time of Ezra; for Joshua was then high priest. read more
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur ,.... In this genealogy, between Jeroham and Pashur, were three more here omitted, Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Nehemiah 11:12 , and then Pashur the son of Malchijah, as here: and Maasiai the son of Adiel ; whose pedigree is traced up from hence, through Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, to Immer; one of the five heads of the courses settled by David, 1 Chronicles 24:14 . The names of this man, and of his ancestors, are given, with some... read more
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand and seven hundred and threescore. These, with other priests, made up this number, which was greater than those of Judah and Benjamin, that dwelt in Jerusalem, put together: very able men for the work of the service of the house of God : men that had not only strength of body, which some part of the work of the priests required; but had courage and fortitude of mind to set about the service of God with cheerfulness, and... read more
And of the Levites ,.... Having given an account of the two first classes of the people, the Israelites and priests, the author of the book now proceeds to the Levites, the third class; and the first mentioned is Shemaiah, whose ancestors, Hashub, Azrikam, and Hashabiah: were of the sons of Merari ; the third son of Levi. read more
And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah ,.... Four more of the chief of the Levites, the pedigree of the last of which is traced up by Micah and Zichri to Asaph, the singer in the times of David, a descendant of Gershon, the first son of Levi; the first of these is thought by Hillerus F20 Onamastic. Sacr. p. 401, 548. to be the same with Bakbukiah, Nehemiah 11:17 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:6
And of the sons of Zerah ,.... Another son of Judah: Jeuel, and their brethren; six hundred and ninety ; or their kinsmen; for this number includes all of the posterity of Pharez, Shelah and Zerah mentioned. read more