John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:7
And of the sons of Benjamin ,.... Who were of the tribe of Benjamin, and went with Judah into captivity, and returned with them, and such of them as dwelt in Jerusalem before that: Sallu the son of Meshullam ; whose pedigree is differently given, Nehemiah 11:7 , the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenaah ; perhaps these men had two names, there called Joel and Pedaiah. read more
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