Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 3:17
Assir - Perhaps born in the captivity, and therefore so named, who either (died young, or was made a eunuch (Isaiah 39:7; compare Jeremiah 22:30). After Assir’s decease, or mutilation, the line of Solomon became extinct, and according to the principles of the Jewish law Numbers 27:8-11 the inheritance passed to the next of kin, who were Salathiel and his brethren, descendants from David by the line of Nathan. Luke in calling Salathiel “the son of Neri” Luke 3:27, gives his real, or natural,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 3:23
None of the names in this or the following verse assists as yet in throwing any light upon the questions that arise in this fragment of genealogy. Lord A. C. Hervey would identify Hodaiah ( 1 Chronicles 3:24 ) with Abiud ( Matthew 1:13 ) and with Juda ( Luke 3:26 ), and quotes, for very just confirmation of the possibility so far as the mere names are concerned, Ezra 3:9 ; Nehemiah 11:9 ; compared with Ezra 2:40 ; 1 Chronicles 9:7 . His investigations on the comparison of the... read more