1 Chronicles 9:13

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 9:13

And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand and seven hundred and threescore. These, with other priests, made up this number, which was greater than those of Judah and Benjamin, that dwelt in Jerusalem, put together: very able men for the work of the service of the house of God : men that had not only strength of body, which some part of the work of the priests required; but had courage and fortitude of mind to set about the service of God with cheerfulness, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:13

And their brethren - What a prodigious number of ecclesiastics to perform the Divine service of one temple! no less than one thousand seven hundred and eighty able-bodied men! and this number is reckoned independently of the two hundred and twelve porters who served at the gates of the house of the Lord, 1 Chronicles 9:22 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:11-13

This list resembles much more closely that of Nehemiah 11:11-14 . The one thousand and seven hundred and three score of this passage is not reached by five hundred and sixty-eight, when the numbers of Nehemiah 11:12-14 are all added together. The name Azariah (in Nehemiah appearing, probably simply by copyist's error, as Seraiah ), here described as ruler of the house of God , probably points to the high priest Eliashib , who held that office in the time of Nehemiah, and was ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 9:13

1 Chronicles 9:13. Able men Hebrew, mighty men of valour; which is here mentioned as an excellent qualification for their place; because the priests might meet with great opposition in the discharge of their office, in the execution of the censures upon all impure persons without exception, and in preserving sacred things from violation by the touch of forbidden hands. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:1-34

First group to return to Jerusalem (9:1-34)At the time of writing, the first of the exiles had just returned to Jerusalem, having been given permission by the Persian king Cyrus (2 Chronicles 36:22-23). The writer lists the heads of the families who returned (9:1-9). He points out that priests, Levites and temple servants also returned, to emphasize that the re-establishment of the nation Israel had to be on the basis of the religious order appointed by David before the captivity (10-16).Just... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 9:13

a thousand and seven hundred and threescore. In Nehemiah 11:12-14 , it is 1192, which must have been before the priests had settled in the priestly cities. very able men = mighty men of valour. Hebrew. gibbor. App-14 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:1-44

Genealogies (concluded)This chapter furnishes a record of the families and numbers of those who dwelt at Jerusalem after the captivity, and relates the ancestry and posterity of Saul.1. In the book, etc.] RV ’in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away.. to Babylon.’2. Now the first inhabitants, etc.] This section (1 Chronicles 9:2-34) relates to the reoccupation of Jerusalem after the return from the exile, and appears to be a defective duplicate of Nehemiah 11:3 with some... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 9:10-13

(10-13) The priests resident in Jerusalem. (Comp. Nehemiah 11:10-14.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 9:13

(13) And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers.—We can hardly suppose so many as 1,760 priestly clans dwelling in the holy city. Either the phrase “heads of their father-houses” belongs to the last verse, and has been accidentally brought into its present position; or in this instance it means simply “heads of single families;” or “their brethren, heads of their (respective) clans,” refers to other father-houses not mentioned by name, and the number 1,760 refers to all the guilds... read more

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