John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:10-11
And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. Before he sent her away, or divorced her, 1 Chronicles 8:8 . read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:12
The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed ,.... Besides those in 1 Chronicles 8:14 . who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof ; not Shamed, but Elpaal his father, so the Targum; and the Talmudists say F15 T. Hieros. Megillah, fol. 70. 1. & T. Bab Megillah, fol. 4. 1. So the Targum. , these were walled cities from the days of Joshua the son of Nun, and were destroyed in the days of the concubine in Gibea, and Elpaal came and rebuilt them; they were inhabited by... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:13
Beriah also, and Shema ,.... These were sons of Elpaal: who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon ; which, though in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:42 might afterwards come into the possession of Benjamin; or this may be another place of the same name in Benjamin; or, however, might be inhabited by Benjaminites, upon the return from captivity, who descended from those men: who drove away the inhabitants of Gath ; dispossessed them of their city, in revenge for what... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:14
And Ahio, Shashak, and Jerimoth. These were also sons of Elpaal. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:15-16
And Zebadiah ,.... And all that follow in this and the next verse were the sons of Beriah the son of Elpaal; namely: Arad, Ader, Michael, Ispah, and Joha . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:17-18
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam ,.... These, with those that follow: Hezeki, Heber, Ishmerai, Jezliah, and Jobab, were the sons of Elpaal read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 8:12
Who built Ono , and Lod - The Targum adds, "Which the children of Israel ravaged and burnt with fire, when they made war on the tribe of Benjamin in Gibeah." read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:9-11
These verses give seven unknown sons of Ehud, Gera, or Shaharaim, as the case may be, by the wife Hodesh , whom one would have been glad to identify with Baara, and two unknown sons of the wife Hushim . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:12
Ono and Lod . These places are not mentioned in Joshua as originally assigned to Benjamin. They were obtained or "built" afterwards. They are first mentioned in this passage, afterwards in Ezra 2:33 ; Nehemiah 6:2 ; Nehemiah 7:37 ; Nehemiah 11:36 . Led is, with little doubt, the Lydda of Acts 9:32 . read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:1-32
There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe. 1. As to the difficulties that occur in this and the foregoing genealogies we need not perplex ourselves. I presume Ezra took them as he found them in the books of the kings of Israel and Judah (1 Chron. 9:1), according as they were given in by the several tribes, each observing what method they thought fit. Hence some ascend, others desecnd; some have numbers affixed, others places; some have... read more