1 Chronicles 9 - Introduction
_THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM THE CAPTIVITY; THE OFFICERS; THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES. THE GENEALOGY OF SAUL._ _Before Christ 1200._... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM THE CAPTIVITY; THE OFFICERS; THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES. THE GENEALOGY OF SAUL._ _Before Christ 1200._... [ Continue Reading ]
SO ALL ISRAEL, &C.— _But all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold they were written in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah were carried away to Babylon for their transgression._ Houbigant. The first clause in this verse is written to give a reason why the genealogies of Israel, tha... [ Continue Reading ]
THE NETHINIMS— נתינים _Nethinim,_ from the word נתן _natan, to give,_ signifies persons _given_ to the priests and Levites for performing the servile offices of the tabernacle or temple: accordingly, the LXX in this place render the word by Δεδομενοι, _persons given._ The Gibeonites, of whom we read... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RULER OF THE HOUSE OF GOD— Rather _a ruler;_ for he was not the high-priest. See Ezra 3:2 and Haggai 1:1. REFLECTIONS.—Israel never more returned from Assyria; there all their genealogies perished; so that the writer could carry them no farther: _but Judah_ (as it should be rendered) being retur... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO HITHERTO WAITED IN THE KINGS-GATE EASTWARD— _And Adane was over the eastern gate, which is called the king's._ Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THEIR SET OFFICE— _In their stations._ Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEIR BRETHREN, &C.— _And their brethren were in their villages, that they might come at set times after seven days; for they had their stated turns;_ 1 Chronicles 9:26 _and with these were four chief porters, Levites, who were over,_ &c. Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE ARE THE SINGERS, &C.— _And these were the ministers, the chief of the families of the Levites, who dwelt in their chambers, every one in his turn, because they were employed day and night in their work._ Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The Levites imitated their brethren the priests in their... [ Continue Reading ]