1 Chronicles 9:1-2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:1-13

1 Chron. 9:1 looks back upon the foregoing genealogies, and tells us they were gathered out of the books of the kings of Israel and Judah, not that which we have in the canon of scripture, but another civil record, which was authentic, as the king's books with us. Mentioning Israel and Judah, the historian takes notice of their being carried away to Babylon for their transgression. Let that judgment never be forgotten, but ever be remembered, for warning to posterity to take heed of those sins... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:1

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies ,.... Not now by the writer of this book in the preceding chapters; for two of the tribes are not reckoned at all, and the rest but in part; but there had been kept an exact account of them: and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel ; not in the canonical book or books of Kings, but in the annals, journals, and diaries, which each king took care to be kept with some exactness, often referred to in the preceding books; out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:2

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities ,.... Who first returned from Babylon upon the proclamation of Cyrus, and enjoyed their former possessions, and dwelt in the cities they had before, or in such as were allotted them, or they chose: were , the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims ; the whole body that returned were divided into four classes, as they had been before the captivity; the Israelites were the common people in general, the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:1

Were reckoned by genealogies - Jarchi considers these as the words of Ezra, the compiler of the book; as if he had said: I have given the genealogies of the Israelites as I have found them in a book which was carried into Babylon, when the people were carried thither for their transgressions; and this book which I found is that which I have transcribed in the preceding chapters. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:2

Now the first inhabitants - This is spoken of those who returned from the Babylonish captivity, and of the time in which they returned; for it is insinuated here that other persons afterwards settled at Jerusalem, though these mentioned here were the first on the return from the captivity. Properly speaking, the divisions mentioned in this verse constituted the whole of the Israelitish people, who were, ever since the days of Joshua, divided into the four following classes: The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:1

EXPOSITION So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies . The Hebrew verb ( חִתְיַחְשׂי ) is sufficiently satisfied by the rendering were enrolled , or were registered. The book of the kings of Israel and Judah . The book referred to is often styled "The book of the kings of Israel" ( 2 Chronicles 20:34 ; 2 Chronicles 33:18 ); and it is more probable that that is the intended title here, and that the words should follow thus: And Judah were carried captive to Babylon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:2

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions, in their cities . Authorities are very divided as to whether this expression describes inhabitants of the land before the Captivity or subsequent to it. Almost all the older authorities, and Keil amongst those of more modern date, take the former position; Movers, Bertheau, and others take the latter, as also Canon Rawlinson. It must be admitted that there is some obscurity, and which accounts for the contrariety of opinion. But... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:1

Rather, “So all Israel were reckoned ... the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their transgressions.” read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:2

The first inhabitants - i. e. the first inhabitants of the holy land after the return from the captivity. They are enumerated under four heads:(1) Israelites, i. e. the mass of the laity, whether belonging to the ten tribes or the two;(2) priests;(3) Levites; and(4) the lowest order of the ministry, the Nethinims.These last, whose name is derived from a root “to give,” were a sort of sacred slaves - persons “given” to the Levites to perform the more laborious duties of the sanctuary. Some had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 9:1

1 Chronicles 9:1. They were written in the book In the public records, wherein there was an account of that kingdom, and of the several families in it. read more