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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

1 Chronicles 3

1 Chronicles 3:1

1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 3 The sons of David, 1 CHRONICLES 3:1. His line to Zedekiah, 1 CHRONICLES 3:10. The successors of Jeconiah. 1 CHRONICLES 1:17. THE JEZREELITESS; of that Jezreel in Judah, JOSHUA 15:56, not of that in Manasseh, JOSHUA 17:16. THE CARMELITESS; so called, because she was the wife of... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:3

Which title belongs either to all the foregoing women; or rather, as the singular number showeth, to Eglah only, last mentioned; who possibly may be so called, because she was his first, and therefore most proper, wife, though her son was born after all the rest before mentioned, and therefore both... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:5

FOUR; all David's children by her, as the text positively affirms; and therefore Solomon is called her ONLY SON, PROVERBS 4:3, because she loved him as if he had been so. AMMIEL, called also ELIAM, 2 SAMUEL 11:3. SEE POOLE ON "2 SAMUEL 11:3".... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:6

And he had two other sons called by the same names, 1 CHRONICLES 3:8, but they were by differing wives; and probably they were then distinguished by some additional clause or title, which is here omitted, because it was now needless for us to know it; or the two first were dead before the two second... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:8

OBJECT. There are but seven mentioned 2 SAMUEL 5:14, &c. ANSW. Two of them are omitted there, because they died very early, or were inglorious, or died without issue; and here we have _all the sons of David_, as it here follows, 1 CHRONICLES 3:9, which clause is not added, 2SA 5.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:15

Of whom, at least under that name, there is no mention in thee history of the reign of Josiah's sons, 2KI 23 2KI 24. But in JEREMIAH 22:11, there is mention of Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father; which most conceive to be the same who is otherwise cal... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:16

Not his natural son, for he was his uncle, 2 KINGS 24:17; but his legal son, or his successor, upon whom the son's right was devolved by virtue of that law, NUMBERS 27:8, and therefore it is not strange if he have the name of SON with it. SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 3:1". Or this was another Zedekiah; becaus... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:17

OF JECONIAH; ASSIR, or, _of Jeconiah the captive, or prisoner_; which is added to show that he begat his son when he was captive in Babylon, as it is noted, MATTHEW 1:12, whither he was carried captive, 2 KINGS 24:15. OBJECT. It is said of this Jeconiah, JEREMIAH 22:30. _Write this man childless_. A... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:18

MALCHIRAM ALSO, AND PEDAIAH: the sentence seems to be short and imperfect, as is frequent in the Hebrew language, and something is here understood, as, the sons also of _Salathiel_ were _Malchiram and Pedaiah_, &c., as they gather from hence, that the same _Zerubbabel_ is called the _son of Pedaiah_... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:19

i.e. Sister to the two last named sons of Zerubbabel, to wit, by both parents; and therefore named before the other five, 1 CHRONICLES 3:20, who were her brethren by the father, but not by the mother.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:20

Either of Zerubbabel; or of Meshullam, as is gathered from hence, that the sons of Hananiah (brother to Meshullam, 1 CHRONICLES 3:19) are named 1 CHRONICLES 3:21, and therefore those 1 CHRONICLES 3:20 are presumed to be the sons of Meshullam. But that is no necessary inference, for Meshullam possibl... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 3:22

To wit, including the father. But the Hebrew word _shisha_, which is rendered six, may be the proper name of one of the sons of Shemaiah, who may be so called, because he was the sixth son.... [ Continue Reading ]

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