The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Chronicles 8:1-31
The Line of the Tribe of Benjamin v. 1. Now, Benjamin begat Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third, v. 2. Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth. The fact that many names in the list following are different from those given by Moses is due either to the custom of having more than one name or to the use of the word "sons" in the wider sense, which includes grandsons and even descendants farther removed. v. 3. And the sons of Bela were Addar (or Ard), and Gera, and... read more
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Chronicles 8:3-40
I see no cause for interruption in the catalogue of the Benjamites, from the beginning of the chapter to the end, and therefore have made none. One of two general observations are all that seem to present themselves from the whole, and therefore may as well be made in the close, as in the body of the chapter. The Reader of curiosity who compares this register of the Benjamites, with some other detached views of their Chronicles, as they are occasionally introduced in other parts of scripture,... read more