The Genealogies of the Tribes of Israel The Chronicler deals very unequally with the tribes in their genealogies; as the following table shews: 1 Chronicles 2:1 to 1 Chronicles 4:23. Judah (102 verses). 1 Chronicles 4:24-43. Simeon (20 verses). 1 Chronicles 5:1-26. Reuben, Gad, and Eastern Manas... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Chronicles 3:1-24. The Genealogy of the House of David 1 4 (2 Samuel 3:2-5). The Sons born to David in Hebron 1. _Daniel_ LXX. (B) Δαμνιήλ, (A) Δαλουιά. In 2 Samuel 3:3 _Chileab_, but LXX. Δαλουιά. The real name of David's second son remains therefore uncertain.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Geshur_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 2:23, note.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Eglah his wife_ In 2 Samuel 3:5 "Eglah David's wife," where however _David_is probably a wrong reading for the name of a previous husband of Eglah.... [ Continue Reading ]
5 9 (ch. 1 Chronicles 14:4-7 and 2 Samuel 5:14-16). The Sons born to David in Jerusalem 5. _Shimea_ in 1 Chronicles 14:4 and 2 Samuel 5:14 (R.V.) _Shammua_. _Nathan_ Through him our Lord's descent is traced in Luke 3:31. _Solomon_ Only here are other sons besides Solomon attributed to Bath-sheba.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Elishama_ in 1 Chronicles 14:5 and 2 Samuel 5:15 _Elishua_, no doubt the right reading, for otherwise (cp. 1 Chronicles 3:8) we have two sons of David named _Elishama_. _Eliphelet_ in 1 Chronicles 14:5 (R.V.) _Elpelet_; in 2 Samuel 5:15 the name is wanting. _Eliphelet_cannot be right, for it re-occ... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nogah_ so 1 Chronicles 14:6; in 2 Samuel 5:15 the name is wanting.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Eliada_ so in 2 Samuel 5:16, but in 1 Chronicles 14:7 _Beeliada_(i.e. Baaliada). The original reading, probably _Baaliada_("The Lord the Baal knows"), seems to have been changed to Eliada ("God knows") at the time at which the Hebrews ceased to apply the title _Baal_to Jehovah. From Hosea 2:16 it a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Abia_ R.V. ABIJAH, as in 2 Chronicles 13:1 ff. He is called _Abijam_in 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1 ff. _Abia_is the Greek form of the name; Matthew 1:7 (A.V.).... [ Continue Reading ]
The Line of Davidic Kings Two things are to be noted in this list: (1) Johanan's name is given in 1 Chronicles 3:15, though he was never king, (2) Zedekiah's name appears to be _twice_given, once among the sons of Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and again in his place according to the succession (1 Chro... [ Continue Reading ]
_Azariah_ This king is usually called _Uzziah_; see note on 2 Chronicles 26:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the firstborn Johanan_ This son of Josiah never came to the throne, nor is anything known of him except from this passage. Perhaps he died before he grew up. _Zedekiah_ Though reckoned third here, he was younger than Shallum (=Jehoahaz); cp. 2 Chronicles 36:2 (2 Kings 23:31) with 2 Chronicles 36:1... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jeconiah_ This name is sometimes shortened to _Coniah_(Jeremiah 22:14) and written (with a slight change of meaning) _Jehoiachin_(2 Chronicles 36:8-9; 2 Kings 24:6 ff.). _Zedekiah his son_ Zedekiah was heir, not son, to Jeconiah, whom he succeeded in the kingdom. His relationship to Jeconiah was t... [ Continue Reading ]
_the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel_ R.V. THE SONS OF JECONIAH, THE CAPTIVE (mg., Assir); SHEALTIEL. _Assir_is a significant name of Jeconiah given him after his removal to Babylon. _Salathiel_(cp. Luke 3:27 A.V.) is the Greek form of _Shealtiel_. It should be noted that the fact that Jeconiah... [ Continue Reading ]
_Malchiram also_ R.V. AND MALCHIRAM. _Shenazar, Jecamiah_ R.V. SHENAZZAR, JEKAMIAH.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the_ SONS _of Zerubbabel_ R.V. = LXX.; A.V. = Heb. _their sister_ R.V. WAS THEIR SISTER.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Davidic Line from Zerubbabel The text of these verses is very uncertain. In 1 Chronicles 3:20 the names of five sons are given, but their father's name (perhaps _Meshullam_) is wanting. In 1 Chronicles 3:21-22 the LXX. differs from the Heb. in such a way as to affect the number of steps in the... [ Continue Reading ]
_and Hashubah_ Probably we should read "The sons of Meshullam: Hashubah." See above. _Jushab-hesed_ The name means "Mercy is restored." Many such significant names belong to the period of the Return.... [ Continue Reading ]
_and Jesaiah … Shechaniah_ The LXX. reads (with some blunders hi reproducing the names), "and Jesaiah his son, Rephaiah his son, Arnan his son, Obadiah his son, Shechaniah his son," thus adding five steps to the genealogy. The difference of reading in the Heb. text thus suggested is very slight. Pro... [ Continue Reading ]
_Elioenai_ A significant name meaning, "Mine eyes are towards Jehovah"; cp. _Jushab-hesed_(1 Chronicles 3:20). _Hezekiah_ R.V. HIZKIAH.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Hodaiah_ R.V. HODAVIAH (as in 1 Chronicles 5:24). Another significant name "Thank ye Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]