LEVI. This care to give these genealogies after the captivities was to show that God's promises to preserve the nation would be faithfully kept. Compare Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 23:6. GERSHON. Compare Exodus 6:16. The Western Massorite spelling; the eastern spelling being "Gershom". KOHATH. The sec... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons. AARON, AND MOSES. One of the six passages where Aaron precedes Moses (1 Chronicles 23:13.Exodus 6:20; Exodus 6:26; Numbers 3:1; Numbers 26:59). NADAB, AND ABIHU. Perished at Sinai for offering "strange fire". See note on Leviticus 10:1. Compare Numbers 3:4.Numbers 24:2 [ Continue Reading ]
PHINEHAS. Compare Exodus 6:25.Psalms 106:30; Numbers 25:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
ZADOK. Compare 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 15:27. 2Sa 24:3, 2 Samuel 24:6 2 Samuel 24:31. AHIMAAZ. Compare 1 Chronicles 6:53. 2Sa 15:27, 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 18:22;... [ Continue Reading ]
TEMPLE. house.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALLUM. In Nehemiah 11:11 called Meshullam. HILKIAH. The high priest in reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:4; 2 Chronicles 34:9).... [ Continue Reading ]
SERAIAH. Carried away by Nebuchadnezzar, and put to death at Riblah (2 Kings 25:18; 2 Kings 25:21).... [ Continue Reading ]
JEHOZADAK. The Jozadak was the father of Joshua the high priest, who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 3:2; Ezra 5:2.Nehemiah 12:26; Haggai 1:1; Haggai 1:12.Zechariah 6:11; Zechariah 6:11). THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
SONS OF LEVI. These were not high priests.... [ Continue Reading ]
AMMINADAB. His other name was Izhar, verses: 1 Chronicles 6:2 and 1 Chronicles 6:38.... [ Continue Reading ]
ELKANAH.. common Levitical name. Compare verses: 1Ch 6:25, 1 Chronicles 6:27. ASSIR. Compare Exodus 6:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONS OF ELKANAH. Some codices, with Septuagint and one early printed edition, omit this second "Elkanah"; the Hebrew reads "his son".... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRSTBORN VASHNI. Compare 1 Samuel 8:2, where the firstborn's name "came to be" Joel. From 1 Chronicles 6:28 it seems to have been originally Vashni. From 1 Chronicles 6:33 he seems to have had two names.... [ Continue Reading ]
SERVICE. the hands: hands being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the work done by them. ARK HAD REST. See 1 Chronicles 16:1, notes on 1 Chronicles 13:3, and Exodus 25:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
DWELLING PLACE. tabernacle. Hebrew. _mishkan._ App-40. TABERNACLE. tent of meeting. Hebrew. _'ohel-moed._ App-40.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAITED-STOOD. CHILDREN. sons. HEMAN, &C.. Heman the singer, Samuel's grandson. See 1Ch 15:17-19. 1 Chronicles 25:1. Compare 1 Kings 4:31, and see his name in the Psalm titles (App-63.) JOEL. See note on 1 Chronicles 6:28. SHEMUEL. Samuel. Twenty-one generations given.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISRAEL. Traced back to fountain head.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS BROTHER ASAPH: i.e. his brother in service. Fifteen generations.... [ Continue Reading ]
BAASEIAH. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "Maaseiah".... [ Continue Reading ]
ETHAN. The same as Jeduthun (1 Chronicles 9:16. 1Ch 16:41. 1 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 35:15). Fourteen generations.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR BRETHREN. Heman, from Kohath (Levi's second son); Asaph, from Gershom (Levi's eldest son); Ethan, from Merari (Levi's youngest son). MERARI. The youngest son of Levi (Exodus 6:16).... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL MANNER OF SERVICE. Compare 1 Chronicles 23. GOD. Hebrew. _ha-'Elohim_ (App-4), the [Triune] God... [ Continue Reading ]
AARON AND HIS SONS. Compare Numbers 18:1; Leviticus 8:2. This refutes the assertions of some that the kings of Judah were allowed to offer sacrifices or burn incense. Compare 1 Kings 8:64. OFFERED. burnt incense. Hebrew. _katar._ App-43. Compare Leviticus 1:9. ALTAR OF INCENSE. Compare Exodus 30:7... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE. Restating by way of summary.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR DWELLING PLACES. Compare Joshua 21:4. This was the basis of their claim for reinstatement after their return from Babylon. Probably many of these places had changed their names in spelling or otherwise since those days. This accounts for all the variations. CASTLES. districts. COASTS. border... [ Continue Reading ]
SUBURBS. pasture land (as distinguished from "field" or arable land). So throughout the rest of this chapter. See 1 Chronicles 6:56.... [ Continue Reading ]
HILEN. Holon of Joshua 21:15. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "Helez".... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE RESIDUE. Supply Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6) thus: "[as for some] of the families", &c. CITIES OF THEIR COASTS. the cities of their lot. Compare Joshua 21:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
MOUNT. hill country of. QEZER. See note on 1 Kings 9:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REST OF. those remaining from.... [ Continue Reading ]