_NOW BENJAMIN BEGAT BELA HIS FIRSTBORN, ASHBEL THE SECOND, AND AHARAH THE THIRD,_ Now Benjamin begat ... This chapter contains some supplementary particulars, in addition to what has been already said, regarding the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:6). This statement is at variance with that conta... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOHAH THE FOURTH, AND RAPHA THE FIFTH._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF BELA WERE, ADDAR, AND GERA, AND ABIHUD,_ The sons of Bela were Addar, х_ 'ADAAR_ (H146) = _ 'AARD_ (H714)] (Genesis 46:21). GERA - though classed (Genesis 46:21) with the family of Benjamin, appears to have been a grandson, son of Bela, but is not mentioned in Numbers 26:38. "And... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ABISHUA, AND NAAMAN, AND AHOAH,_ Naaman - head of the Naamite family (Numbers 26:40). AHOAH - gave rise to the patronymic Ahohite (2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12; 1 Chronicles 27:14 >).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND GERA, AND SHEPHUPHAN, AND HURAM._ Shephuphan - Shuppim (1 Chronicles 7:12), or Shupham (Numbers 26:39), or Muppim (Genesis 46:21), a peculiarity of form which will be removed by annexing the last Hebrew letter shin (sh) from the fictitious Rosh in that passage to the next word, Muppim, thus ma... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THESE ARE THE SONS OF EHUD: THESE ARE THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE INHABITANTS OF GEBA, AND THEY REMOVED THEM TO MANAHATH:_ These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, х_ RAA'SHEEY _ (H7218) _ 'AABOWT_ (H1), heads of fathers; Septuagint, archon... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND NAAMAN, AND AHIAH, AND GERA, HE REMOVED THEM, AND BEGAT UZZA, AND AHIHUD._ And begat Uzza, and Ahihud - i:e, Gera.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHAHARAIM BEGAT CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY OF MOAB, AFTER HE HAD SENT THEM AWAY; HUSHIM AND BAARA WERE HIS WIVES._ And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab. Who was Shaharaim? his name has not previously occurred. [The words in the original are _ SHACHªRAYIM_ (H7842) _ HOWLIYD_ (H3205)... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE BEGAT OF HODESH HIS WIFE, JOBAB, AND ZIBIA, AND MESHA, AND MALCHAM,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_BERIAH ALSO, AND SHEMA, WHO WERE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE INHABITANTS OF AIJALON, WHO DROVE AWAY THE INHABITANTS OF GATH:_ Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads ... of the inhabitants of Aijalon - now Yalo about two miles cast of Emmaus (Nicopolis), now 'Amwas, on a height overlooking the plai... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AHIO, SHASHAK, AND JEREMOTH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THESE WERE HEADS OF THE FATHERS, BY THEIR GENERATIONS, CHIEF MEN. THESE DWELT IN JERUSALEM._ These dwelt in Jerusalem. The ordinary and stated inhabitants of Jerusalem were Judahites, Benjamites, and Levites. But at the time referred to here, the chiefs or heads of the principal families who are e... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT GIBEON DWELT THE FATHER OF GIBEON; WHOSE WIFE'S NAME WAS MAACHAH:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND NER BEGAT KISH, AND KISH BEGAT SAUL, AND SAUL BEGAT JONATHAN, AND MALCHISHUA, AND ABINADAB, AND ESHBAAL._ Ner begat Kish. The father of Ner, though not mentioned here, is stated, 1 Chronicles 9:35, to have been Jehiel. Moreover, the father of Kish is said, 1 Samuel 9:1, to have been Abiel, the... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SON OF JONATHAN WAS MERIBBAAL; AND MERIBBAAL BEGAT MICAH._ And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (contender against Baal) (cf. 1 Chronicles 9:40) - popularly changed into Mephihosheth, the destroyer of shame, or, according to Gesenius, exterminator of idols.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF MICAH WERE, PITHON, AND MELECH, AND TAREA, AND AHAZ._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AHAZ BEGAT JEHOADAH; AND JEHOADAH BEGAT ALEMETH, AND AZMAVETH, AND ZIMRI; AND ZIMRI BEGAT MOZA,_ Jehoadah - or Jara (1 Chronicles 9:42).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MOZA BEGAT BINEA: RAPHA WAS HIS SON, ELEASAH HIS SON, AZEL HIS SON:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AZEL HAD SIX SONS, WHOSE NAMES ARE THESE, AZRIKAM, BOCHERU, AND ISHMAEL, AND SHEARIAH, AND OBADIAH, AND HANAN. ALL THESE WERE THE SONS OF AZEL._ Azel had six sons... Azrikam, Bocheru. [The second is made a proper name, but the word is _ BOKªRUW _ (H1074), first-born; i:e., Azrikam, his first-b... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF ESHEK HIS BROTHER WERE, ULAM HIS FIRSTBORN, JEHUSH THE SECOND, AND ELIPHELET THE THIRD._ The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his first-born. The word is rightly translated here.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF ULAM WERE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR, ARCHERS, AND HAD MANY SONS, AND SONS' SONS, AN HUNDRED AND FIFTY. ALL THESE ARE OF THE SONS OF BENJAMIN._ Mighty men of valour, archers - (see the notes at Judges 20:16.) Great strength as well as skill was requisite in ancient archery, as the bow, w... [ Continue Reading ]