1 Chronicles 6:1-4
_THE SONS OF LEVI; GERSHON, KOHATH, AND MERARI._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SONS OF LEVI; GERSHON, KOHATH, AND MERARI._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABISHUA BEGAT BUKKI, AND BUKKI BEGAT UZZI,_ Uzzi. It is supposed that, in his days, the high priesthood was, for unrecorded reasons, transferred from Eleazar's family to Ithamar's, in which it continued for several generations.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND UZZI BEGAT ZERAHIAH, AND ZERAHIAH BEGAT MERAIOTH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AHIMAAZ BEGAT AZARIAH, AND AZARIAH BEGAT JOHANAN,_ Ahimaaz. Lord A. Hervey ('Genealogies') - 'There is no evidence, beyond the assertion of Josephus, that he ever filled the office of high priest, and Josephus may have concluded that he did, merely because in this genealogy of the high priests... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JOHANAN BEGAT AZARIAH, (HE IT IS THAT EXECUTED THE PRIEST'S OFFICE IN THE TEMPLE THAT SOLOMON BUILT IN JERUSALEM:)_ He it is that executed the priest's office ... It is doubtful whether the persons in favour of whom this testimony is borne be Azariah the grandfather or Azariah the grandson-mos... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AZARIAH BEGAT AMARIAH, AND AMARIAH BEGAT AHITUB,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AHITUB BEGAT ZADOK, AND ZADOK BEGAT SHALLUM,_ Ahitub beget Zadok. This succession of the same names as in 1 Chronicles 6:7 is suspicious and as there is no historical record of a second Ahitub and a second Zadok their insertion here is owing to the error of a copyist.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHALLUM BEGAT HILKIAH, AND HILKIAH BEGAT AZARIAH,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AZARIAH BEGAT SERAIAH, AND SERAIAH BEGAT JEHOZADAK,_ AZARIAH BEGAT SERAIAH. He filled the supreme pontifical office at the destruction of Jerusalem, and along with his deputy and others was executed by Nebuchadnezzar's orders at Riblah (2 Kings 25:18; 2 Kings 25:21). The line of high priests un... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JEHOZADAK WENT INTO CAPTIVITY, WHEN THE LORD CARRIED AWAY JUDAH AND JERUSALEM BY THE HAND OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SONS OF LEVI; GERSHOM, KOHATH, AND MERARI._ The sons of Levi; Gershom ... This repetition (see 1 Chronicles 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THESE BE THE NAMES OF THE SONS OF GERSHOM; LIBNI, AND SHIMEI._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF GERSHOM; LIBNI HIS SON, JAHATH HIS SON, ZIMMAH HIS SON,_ Zimmah his son - his grandson (1 Chronicles 6:42).... [ Continue Reading ]
_JOAH HIS SON, IDDO HIS SON, ZERAH HIS SON, JEATERAI HIS SON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_TAHATH HIS SON, URIEL HIS SON, UZZIAH HIS SON, AND SHAUL HIS SON._ Uriel - or Zephaniah. (1 Chronicles 6:36). SHAUL HIS SON. Lepsius ('Letters from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sinai') and Bunsen ('Egypt's Place,' pp. 176, 177) consider this name as that of Saul. The interpretation is preposterous; beca... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF ELKANAH; AMASAI, AND AHIMOTH._ The sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. This verse should stand, 'Elkanah his son, Amasai his son, Ahimoth his son' (cf. 1 Chronicles 6:35, in which the genealogy occurs in an inverse order). Ahimoth = Mahath (1 Chronicles 6:35).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AS FOR ELKANAH: THE SONS OF ELKANAH; ZOPHAI HIS SON, AND NAHATH HIS SON,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_ELIAB HIS SON, JEROHAM HIS SON, ELKANAH HIS SON._ Elkanah - the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). The last clause, Samuel his son, has been omitted.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF SAMUEL; THE FIRSTBORN VASHNI, AND ABIAH._ The sons of Samuel - are here named Vashni and Abiah. The first-born is called (1 Samuel 8:2) Joel; and this name is given to him in 1 Chronicles 6:38 of this chapter. It is now generally thought by the best critics-Mede, Kennicott, Jebb, e... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SONS OF MERARI; MAHLI, LIBNI HIS SON, SHIMEI HIS SON, UZZA HIS SON,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THESE ARE THEY WHOM DAVID SET OVER THE SERVICE OF SONG IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, AFTER THAT THE ARK HAD REST._ These are they whom David set over the service of song. The sons of Korah, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun or Ethan (Psalms 89:1), were set over the various departments of the musical services... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY MINISTERED BEFORE THE DWELLING PLACE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION WITH SINGING, UNTIL SOLOMON HAD BUILT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD IN JERUSALEM: AND THEN THEY WAITED ON THEIR OFFICE ACCORDING TO THEIR ORDER._ They waited on their office according to their order - which David doubtless... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THESE ARE THEY THAT WAITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN. OF THE SONS OF THE KOHATHITES: HEMAN A SINGER, THE SON OF JOEL, THE SON OF SHEMUEL,_ Shemuel - i:e., Samuel, This is the exact representation of the Hebrew name.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SON OF ELKANAH, THE SON OF JEROHAM, THE SON OF ELIEL, THE SON OF TOAH,_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HIS BROTHER ASAPH, WHO STOOD ON HIS RIGHT HAND, EVEN ASAPH THE SON OF BERACHIAH, THE SON OF SHIMEA,_ His brother Asaph. They were brothers naturally, both being descended from Levi, as well as officially, both being of the Levitical order.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SON OF MICHAEL, THE SON OF BAASEIAH, THE SON OF MALCHIAH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SON OF ETHAN, THE SON OF ZIMMAH, THE SON OF SHIMEI,_ Ethan - or Jeduthun (1 Chronicles 9:16; 2 Chronicles 35:15). SHIMEI. This name seems to be inserted here by mistake, probably to make good the number 15, when the scribe found that he had left out Libni from 1 Chronicles 6:43 (cf. 1 Chroni... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SON OF JAHATH, THE SON OF GERSHOM, THE SON OF LEVI._ _ THE SON OF JAHATH, THE SON OF GERSHOM, THE SON OF LEVI._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEIR BRETHREN ALSO THE LEVITES WERE APPOINTED UNTO ALL MANNER OF SERVICE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE HOUSE OF GOD._ Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service. Those of them who were endowed with musical tastes and talents were employed in various other departments of... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT AARON AND HIS SONS OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR OF THE BURNT OFFERING, AND ON THE ALTAR OF INCENSE, AND WERE APPOINTED FOR ALL THE WORK OF THE PLACE MOST HOLY, AND TO MAKE AN ATONEMENT FOR ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD HAD COMMANDED._ But Aaron and his sons offered ... The o... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THESE ARE THE SONS OF AARON; ELEAZAR HIS SON, PHINEHAS HIS SON, ABISHUA HIS SON,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN; GEBA WITH HER SUBURBS, AND ALEMETH WITH HER SUBURBS, AND ANATHOTH WITH HER SUBURBS. ALL THEIR CITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR FAMILIES WERE THIRTEEN CITIES._ Thirteen cities. No more than eleven are named here; but two additional ones are mentioned, Joshua 21:16, which ma... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND UNTO THE SONS OF KOHATH, WHICH WERE LEFT OF THE FAMILY OF THAT TRIBE, WERE CITIES GIVEN OUT OF THE HALF TRIBE, NAMELY, OUT OF THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH, BY LOT, TEN CITIES._ Unto the sons of Kohath, which were left - i:e., in addition to the priests belonging to the same family and tribe of L... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND TO THE SONS OF GERSHOM THROUGHOUT THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF THE TRIBE OF ISSACHAR, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF ASHER, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF NAPHTALI, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH IN BASHAN, THIRTEEN CITIES._ To the sons of Gershom - supply 'the children of Israel gave.'... [ Continue Reading ]
_UNTO THE SONS OF MERARI WERE GIVEN BY LOT, THROUGHOUT THEIR FAMILIES, OUT OF THE TRIBE OF REUBEN, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF GAD, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF ZEBULUN, TWELVE CITIES._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY GAVE UNTO THEM, OF THE CITIES OF REFUGE, SHECHEM IN MOUNT EPHRAIM WITH HER SUBURBS; THEY GAVE ALSO GEZER WITH HER SUBURBS,_ They gave unto them, of the cities of refuge. The names of the cities given here are considerably different from those applied to them, Joshua 21:14. In the lapse of... [ Continue Reading ]