Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 9:1-44
1 Chronicles 9:1 . All Israel were reckoned by genealogies, from books carried to Babylon. 1 Chronicles 9:2 . Nethinims. They were of the seven nations, Gibeonites and others, whom providence had graciously spared, and blessed with the humblest place in the Lord’s house. Persons who had made the vows of Nazarites might be included in this class of men, who did the meaner services for the priests. See Ezra 2:58; Ezra 8:20. Joshua 9:23. 1 Chronicles 9:3 . Ephraim and Manasseh, the... read more
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:1-44
Chapter 9You get to chapter nine and it declares,So all of Israel was reckoned by the genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon because of their transgression ( 1 Chronicles 9:1 ).Again God declares that the reason for the fall was their transgressions. Carried away to Babylon. And again we come back now to the priests and the descendants of the priests and the Levites and so forth. And in verse twenty-six, we are... read more