Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Chronicles 5:2
Judah — Not the person, but the tribe of Judah. Prevailed — Excelled the other tribes, especially in the following privilege.
Judah — Not the person, but the tribe of Judah. Prevailed — Excelled the other tribes, especially in the following privilege.
Verse 1 Chronicles 5:2. _AND OF HIM_ CAME _THE CHIEF RULER_] This is, by both the Syriac and Arabic, understood of _Christ_: "From Judah the King Messiah shall proceed." The _Chaldee_ paraphrases the...
3. SIMEON, REUBEN, GAD, AND MANASSEH Chapter S 4:24-5:26 _ 1. The sons of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24)_ 2. The sons of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:1) 3. The children of Gad and half Manasseh ...
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, o...
JUDAH PREVAILED. Compare Genesis 49:8, referring to intertribal precedence. CAME. Supply Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ with "is". CHIEF RULER. Referring to the regal line, and the coming of the Messia...
_Judah prevailed above his brethren_ Cp. Genesis 49:8 (Jacob to Judah) "Thy father's children shall bow down before thee." _the chief ruler_ R.V. THE PRINCE. The Heb. word is _nâgîd_, translated "capt...
OF HIM CAME THE CHIEF RULER— The reader will observe, that there is nothing for _came_ in the original. There can be no doubt that the sacred writer here refers to Jacob's prophesy in Genesis 49:10. S...
5. THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF REUBEN (1 Chronicles 5:1-10) TEXT 1 Chronicles 5:1. And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his fat...
_FOR JUDAH PREVAILED ABOVE HIS BRETHREN, AND OF HIM CAME THE CHIEF RULER; BUT THE BIRTHRIGHT WAS JOSEPH'S:)_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter gives lists of the descendants of Reuben, the families of Gad, and the families of the eastern division of Manasseh....
FOR JUDAH PREVAILED, etc.] This v. explains why Judah's descendants were described before those of his elder brother Reuben: he was the ancestor of the royal line....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 5 The *tribe of Reuben –...
FOR JUDAH PREVAILED ABOVE HIS BRETHREN. — Literally, _was mighty among his brethren._ Comp. Jacob’s blessing (Genesis 49:8): “Judah, thou — thy brethren shall praise thee, Thy hand shall be on the nec...
כִּ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ גָּבַ֣ר בְּ אֶחָ֔יו וּ לְ
NAMES 1 Chronicles 1:1; 1 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 4:1;...
The worth principally attracting attention in this chapter are those connected with the name of Reuben. Here the ultimate light flames on the record: "the Prince," toward whose advent everything moves...
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] (b) the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:) (b) That is, he was the chiefest of all the tribes according to Jacob's prophecy, (G...
Accounted to Joseph, viz., as to the double portion, which belonged to the first-born: but the princely dignity was given to Juda, and the priesthood to Levi. (Challoner) --- Yet it is not certain tha...
These verses are too important and interesting to be hastily passed by. Reuben, the eldest of Jacob's sons, having forfeited the birth-right by reason of his incest, had the sentence of his father put...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3, 4, AND 5. The genealogy of David's family is next given us, as far as several generations after the return from the captivity; and then that of the tribes...
FOR JUDAH PREVAILED ABOVE HIS BRETHREN,.... That is, the tribe of Judah prevailed above the rest in number, in valour, and courage, and in dignity; wherefore the genealogy is not reckoned according to...
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:) Ver. 2. _For Judah prevailed above his brethren._] As was foretold. Gen 49:8-10 _See Tra...
_For Judah_ Not the person, (for in person Joseph prevailed,) but the tribe of Judah. _Prevailed_ Excelled the other tribes, especially in the following privilege. _And of him_ Rather, _For of him_, a...
1 The line of Reuben (who lost his birthright) vnto the captiuitie. 9 Their habitation and conquest of the Hagarites. 11 The chiefe men, and habitations of Gad. 18 The number and conquest of Reuben...
for Judah prevailed above his brethren, being made the bearer of the Messianic promise, Genesis 49:8, AND OF HIM CAME THE CHIEF RULER, the prince, or king, David, the reference at this point having Me...
THE POSTERITY OF REUBEN...
RULERS: Or, Prince...
Judah; not the person, (for so Joseph prevailed,) but the tribe of Judah. PREVAILED ABOVE HIS BRETHREN; excelled the other tribes in number and power, and especially in the following privilege. AND OF...
1 Chronicles 5:2 Judah H3063 prevailed H1396 (H8804) brothers H251 ruler H5057 birthright H1062 Josephs H3130 Judah -...
CONTENTS: Line of Reuben, Gad, half of Manasseh. Captivity for their sins. CHARACTERS: Reuben, Judah. CONCLUSION: In all conflicts we must look up to heaven for strength and it is believing prayer t...
1 Chronicles 5:19. _The Hagarites,_ that is, the Ishmaelites, who descended from Hagar's son. 1 Chronicles 5:21. _Fifty thousand._ The LXX read, five thousand. The ancient way of numbering by letters...
_And of him came the Chief Ruler._ THE CHIEF RULER I read of “the rulers of the darkness of this world”; “the rulers of synagogues”; the rulers that “set themselves against the Lord and against His...
_Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel._ REUBEN’S RIGHTS TRANSFERRED TO JOSEPH This incident is worth dwelling upon, only because it elucidates a special phase of the Divine government. God...
1 CHRONICLES 5:1 The Transjordanian Tribes. By the Chronicler’s time, Reuben (vv. 1 Chronicles 5:1), Gad (vv. 1 C
CRITICAL NOTES.] This ch. contains Reuben, Gad, and the half of Manasseh east of Jordan, with two episodes, one on the wars of these tribes, and the other on the removal by Tilgath-pilneser. The upper...
EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 5:1 THE SONS OF REUBEN. The tribe of Reuben is now taken third in order by the compiler, though Reuben was the first of all the sons of Israel. The distinct statements of 1 Ch...
Now in chapter five we get to the descendants of Reuben, who lost his birthright. It was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel. And so his genealogy is not reckoned after the birthright (1 C...
1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 16:10; 1 Samuel 16:12; 2 Samuel 8:15; G