_AND THE RULERS OF THE PEOPLE DWELT AT JERUSALEM: THE REST OF THE PEOPLE ALSO CAST LOTS, TO BRING ONE OF TEN TO DWELL IN JERUSALEM THE HOLY CITY, AND NINE PARTS TO DWELL IN OTHER CITIES._ The rulers ... dwelt at Jerusalem. That city being the metropolis of the country, it was right and proper that... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE PEOPLE BLESSED ALL THE MEN, THAT WILLINGLY OFFERED THEMSELVES TO DWELL AT JERUSALEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW THESE ARE THE CHIEF OF THE PROVINCE THAT DWELT IN JERUSALEM: BUT IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH DWELT EVERY ONE IN HIS POSSESSION IN THEIR CITIES, TO WIT, ISRAEL, THE PRIESTS, AND THE LEVITES, AND THE NETHINIMS, AND THE CHILDREN OF SOLOMON'S SERVANTS._ The chief of the province - i:e., Judea. Nehemiah... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT JERUSALEM DWELT CERTAIN OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, AND OF THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN. OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH; ATHAIAH THE SON OF UZZIAH, THE SON OF ZECHARIAH, THE SON OF AMARIAH, THE SON OF SHEPHATIAH, THE SON OF MAHALALEEL, OF THE CHILDREN OF PEREZ;_ At Jerusalem dwelt certain of the childr... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MAASEIAH THE SON OF BARUCH, THE SON OF COLHOZEH, THE SON OF HAZAIAH, THE SON OF ADAIAH, THE SON OF JOIARIB, THE SON OF ZECHARIAH, THE SON OF SHILONI._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JOEL THE SON OF ZICHRI WAS THEIR OVERSEER: AND JUDAH THE SON OF SENUAH WAS SECOND OVER THE CITY._ Overseer - i:e., captain or chief.... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF THE PRIESTS: JEDAIAH THE SON OF JOIARIB, JACHIN._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_SERAIAH THE SON OF HILKIAH, THE SON OF MESHULLAM, THE SON OF ZADOK, THE SON OF MERAIOTH, THE SON OF AHITUB, WAS THE RULER OF THE HOUSE OF GOD._ The ruler of the house of God - assistant of the high priest (Numbers 3:32; 1 Chronicles 9:11; 2 Chronicles 19:11).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEIR BRETHREN THAT DID THE WORK OF THE HOUSE WERE EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY AND TWO: AND ADAIAH THE SON OF JEROHAM, THE SON OF PELALIAH, THE SON OF AMZI, THE SON OF ZECHARIAH, THE SON OF PASHUR, THE SON OF MALCHIAH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHABBETHAI AND JOZABAD, OF THE CHIEF OF THE LEVITES, HAD THE OVERSIGHT OF THE OUTWARD BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD._ The oversight of the outward business of the house of God - i:e., those things which were done outside, or in the country, such as the collecting of the provisions (1 Chronicles... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MATTANIAH THE SON OF MICHA, THE SON OF ZABDI, THE SON OF ASAPH, WAS THE PRINCIPAL TO BEGIN THE THANKSGIVING IN PRAYER: AND BAKBUKIAH THE SECOND AMONG HIS BRETHREN, AND ABDA THE SON OF SHAMMUA, THE SON OF GALAL, THE SON OF JEDUTHUN._ The principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer - i:e., the... [ Continue Reading ]
_ALL THE LEVITES IN THE HOLY CITY WERE TWO HUNDRED FOURSCORE AND FOUR._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE OVERSEER ALSO OF THE LEVITES AT JERUSALEM WAS UZZI THE SON OF BANI, THE SON OF HASHABIAH, THE SON OF MATTANIAH, THE SON OF MICHA. OF THE SONS OF ASAPH, THE SINGERS WERE OVER THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD._ Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. They we... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR IT WAS THE KING'S COMMANDMENT CONCERNING THEM, THAT A CERTAIN PORTION SHOULD BE FOR THE SINGERS, DUE FOR EVERY DAY._ It was the king's commandment. It was the will of the Persian monarch in issuing his edict, that the temple service should be revived in all its religious fullness and solemnity... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND PETHAHIAH THE SON OF MESHEZABEEL, OF THE CHILDREN OF ZERAH THE SON OF JUDAH, WAS AT THE KING'S HAND IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE PEOPLE._ Pethahiah ... was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. This person was entrusted with judicial power either for the interest, or by the... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND FOR THE VILLAGES, WITH THEIR FIELDS, SOME OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH DWELT AT KIRJATH-ARBA, AND IN THE VILLAGES THEREOF, AND AT DIBON, AND IN THE VILLAGES THEREOF, AND AT JEKABZEEL, AND IN THE VILLAGES THEREOF,_ Some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba. Kirjath-arba is here mentioned... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT JESHUA, AND AT MOLADAH, AND AT BETHPHELET,_ Moladah (see the note at Joshua 15:26) - in the south of Judah. The name is supposed to have been derived from Mylitta, a Phoenician and Babylonian goddess (see Fursts 'Handbook,' sub voce; also Rawlinson's 'Herodotus,' 1:, 199) The whole region i... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT HAZAR-SHUAL, AND AT BEERSHEBA, AND IN THE VILLAGES THEREOF,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND OF THE LEVITES WERE DIVISIONS IN JUDAH, AND IN BENJAMIN._ And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin - rather for the Levites; i:e., those who were not resident in Jerusalem were distributed in settlements throughout the provinces of Judah and Benjamin.... [ Continue Reading ]