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1 Chronicles 6

1 Chronicles 6:1

CHAPTER VI _The genealogy of Levi and Aaron_, 1-30. _The offices of the priests and Levites_, 31-53. _The cities assigned them_, 54-81. NOTES ON CHAP. VI Verse 1 Chronicles 6:1. _THE SONS OF LEVI_] It has been well remarked that the genealogy of _Levi_ is given here more ample and correct than... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:4

Verse 1 Chronicles 6:4. _ELEAZAR BEGAT PHINEHAS_] As the high priesthood continued in this family for a long time, the sacred historian confines himself to this chiefly, omitting _Nadab_ and _Abihu_, and even the family of _Ithamar_.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:10

Verse 1 Chronicles 6:10. _JOHANAN_] Supposed to be the same as _Jehoiada_. _EXECUTED THE PRIEST'S OFFICE_] Probably this refers to the dignified manner in which Azariah opposed King Uzziah, who wished to invade the priest's office, and offer incense in the temple. See 2 Chronicles 26:17-14.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:28

Verse 1 Chronicles 6:28. _THE FIRST-BORN VASHNI, AND ABIAH._] There is a great mistake in this verse: in 1 Samuel 8:2 we read, _Now the name of his_ (Samuel's) _first-born was Joel; and the name_ _of his second Abiah_. The word יואל _Joel_ is lost out of the text in this place, and ושני _vesheni_,... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:31

Verse 31. _AFTER THAT THE ARK HAD REST._] The Targum says, "These are they whom David set over the service of the singing, in the house of the sanctuary, or tabernacle of the Lord, at the time in which the ark was brought into it;" that is, when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:39

Verse 39. _ASAPH_] This person, with _Heman_, the sons of _Kora,_ _Ethan, Jeduthun_, c., are celebrated in these books, and in the Psalms, for their skill in singing, and the part they performed in the public worship of God. It is very likely that their singing was only a kind of recitative or cha... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:50

Verse 50. _THESE_ ARE _THE SONS OF AARON_] We have already had a list of these, (see 1 Chronicles 6:3;) this is a second, but less extensive, and is a proof that the writer of this book had several lists before him, from which he borrowed as he judged proper.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:54

Verse 54. _THEIRS WAS THE LOT._] All the tribes and families obtained their respective inheritances by lot, but to the sons of Aaron was the _first lot_; and so the _Syriac_ and _Arabic_ have understood this place. The first lot, says _Jarchi_, fell to Judah, that they might give to the priests and... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:60

Verse 60. _ALL THEIR CITIES _- WERE _THIRTEEN_] But there are only _eleven_ reckoned here, _Gibeon_ and _Juttah_ being omitted, and the names of some of the others changed. None of the versions give the full number of names, although they all give the whole sum _thirteen_.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 6:71

Verse 1 Chronicles 6:71-13. We shall see from Joshua 21:28, c., that several of these cities have different names. How barren to us is this register, both of incident and interest! and yet, as barren rocks and sandy deserts make integral and necessary parts of the globe so do these genealogical tab... [ Continue Reading ]

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