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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-23

Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, 1 Chron. 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1. When he was old and full of days. He was but seventy years old when he died, and yet he was full of days, satur dierum?satisfied with living in this world. When he found himself going off, he made provision for the welfare of the kingdom after his decease, and pleased himself with the hopeful... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:13

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses ,.... A son of Kohath, 1 Chronicles 23:2 . and Aaron was separated ; from the children of Israel, Exodus 28:1 , that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever ; by an holy use of them, and keeping them from all unholy and profane uses; and this they were to do as long as the Aaronic priesthood lasted: to burn incense before the Lord ; in the holy place, on the altar of incense; which none but priests descended from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:14

Now concerning Moses the man of God ,.... Raised up by him as a prophet, admitted to great familiarity with him, a lawgiver from him, and the ruler and guide of Israel under him through the wilderness: his sons were named of the tribe of Levi ; were only common Levites; Moses had no ambition to gratify; he sought no honour for his posterity; the civil government was left to Joshua, and the priesthood to Aaron. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:15

The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. See Exodus 18:3 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:16

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. Of the posterity of Gershom in the times of David, called Shubael, 1 Chronicles 24:20 , the Targum makes him to be the same with Jonathan, Judges 18:30 . F12 So in Hieron. Trad. Heb. in Paralipom. fol. 84. c. . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:17

And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief ,.... The first and only begotten, as it follows: and Eliezer had none other sons ; before nor after him: but the sons of Rehabiah were very many ; or greatly multiplied; not, as the Targum says, above 600,000; the number of Israel, as the Jewish writers F13 T. Bab Beracot, fol. 7. 1, 2, Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 16. fol. 220. 4. fancy; which they gather from Exodus 1:7 , and that though Moses deprecated the multiplication of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:13

To bless in his name - To bless the people by invoking the name of the Lord. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:14

Moses the man of God - "Moses the prophet of God," - T. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:16

To this verse the Targum adds, "The same Jonathan, who became a false prophet, repented in his old age; and David made him his chief treasurer." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:17

But the sons of Rehabiah were very many - The Targum says, "On account of the merits of Moses, the posterity of Rehabiah were multiplied to more than sixty myriads." read more

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