1 Chronicles 2:9-42

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-17

Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost throughout the whole Bible, from the first to the last book of it. At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said, Jacob have I loved?not... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:18-55

The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else. It should seem, the tribe of Judah were more full and exact in their genealogies than any other of the tribes, in which we must acknowledge a special providence, for the clearing of the genealogy of Christ. 1. Here we find Bezaleel, who was head-workman in building the... read more

John Gill

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

The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him ,.... The Targum adds, in Timnath; but most likely in Egypt: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai ; afterwards called Caleb. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:10-12

And Ram begat Amminadab ,.... Ram is the same with Aram, Matthew 1:3 the genealogy is carried down from him to Jesse in the same order as there, and in 4:19 only here Nahshon the son of Amminadab is called the prince of the children of Judah ; which Kimchi and Jarchi say is written for the honour of David, who descended from him; and Salmon his son is here called Salma. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:13-15

And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Nathanael the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. But Jesse had eight sons, 1 Samuel 16:10 , one of them therefore is not reckoned, either because he was by another woman, and the writer only mentions those that were of the same mother with David; this is the opinion of Aben Ezra and Kimchi; some say he was dead before David came to the kingdom; Kimchi mentions a Midrash, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:16

Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail ..... That is, sisters of David: and the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three ; all valiant men and captains in David's army; their father's name is nowhere mentioned. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:17

And Abigail bare Amasa ,.... Who was Absalom's general, afterwards reconciled to David, and designed to be made general of his army, but was slain by Joab, see 2 Samuel 17:25 , and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite ; he is called an Israelite, 2 Samuel 17:25 , and so in the Targum here, he being either a proselyte, or else he was an Israelite by birth, but called an Ishmaelite, because he had dwelt among the Ishmaelites some time, as Obededom is called the Gittite for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:18

And Caleb the son of Hezron ,.... The same that is called Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 2:9 but not the same with Caleb the son of Jephunneh, made mention of in the books of Numbers, Joshua, and Judges: he begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth ; who were both his wives; or it may be rather, since Azubah is so particularly called his wife, Jerioth might be a concubine: or of Azubah he begat Jerioth; so the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions; though it seems best with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:19

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath ,.... The Targum is, "Miriam, who was called Ephrath"; but, according to Josephus F17 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 2. , it was his son Hur that was the husband of Miriam the sister of Moses: which bare him Hur ; See Gill on Exodus 17:10 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:20

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. Who yet is not thought to be the same Bezaleel we read of in Exodus 31:2 though the fathers and grandfathers of both have the same names, and were of the same tribe. read more

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