1 Crônicas

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Ver. 1. Benjamin. Some farther particulars of his genealogy are given, for the honour of Saul; (C.) and many of these, who returned from captivity, are mentioned. 1 Esd. x. 11. Sanctius. ---

Bale, &c. are called Bela, (M. C. vii. 6.) Jadiel, and Ahiram, or Echi, Num. xxvi.

36. and Gen.

xlvi.

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Ver. 2. Nohaa is probably styled Bechor; and Rapha, Ros, in Genesis.

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Ver. 3. Addar, Ared or Hered. C.

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Ver. 6. Ahod, the judge. Judg. iii. 15. --- Manahath; the Menuchat, in the tribe of Juda, (C. ii.

54.) after the captivity. C. --- Abulensis thinks Manahath was in Moab, v. 8. M.

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Ver. 7. And. Lit. "but," autem. H. --- The sentence is clearer without this particle.

M. ---

Naaman was the first-born of Ahod; and Gera prevailed on his brethren to leave Gabaa, (T.) and was probably the father of Oza. C.

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Ver. 8. Saharim. His father is not specified: but his was a Benjamite. M. ---

Some force the Heb. text to say that Ahod had three sons, whom he sent to form a colony at Manahath, and afterwards he had three others by his two wives, and at last, by Rodes, he had Jobab, &c. C. ---

Begot. Prot. " children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away: Hushim and Baara were his wives." But the Sept. intimate, that "Saharim begot...after he had sent away Osim, and his wife Baara, and he begot of Ada,"

&c. H. --- He had perhaps retired into Moab, at the same time as Elimelech.

Ruth i. T. --- Those who were sent away were men, ( eos) according to the Hebrew, unless (H.) the word should be eas. D.

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Ver. 11. Mehusim. Heb. and Sept. "of Husim (v. 8) he begot."

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Ver. 12. Ono was three miles from Lod, or Diospolis, (Lightfoot) built after the return from Babylon, (1 Esd. ii. 23. C.) in the territory of Benjamin. M.

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Ver. 13. And Sama. They are supposed to have been sons of Elphaal. C. ---

Aialon belonged to Dan. Jos. xix. 42. But it was near Benjamin, (M.) and was probably occupied by people chiefly of that tribe. H. --- Geth. We know not at what period.

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Ver. 16. Baria, son of Elphaal. Whether the following were his brothers does not appear certain, as it seems more natural to have placed all his father's children together, v. 12. and 18.

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Ver. 21. Semei; perhaps Sama, v. 13. C. --- Sept. read, Samai. H.

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Ver. 25. Sesac, probably mentioned in v. 14. C. --- Sept. have "Sosek," in both places.

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Ver. 28. Families. Heb. "These were heads of the fathers by their generations, chief men. " Prot.

H. --- Jerusalem, probably after the captivity. We find none of these names from v. 14, in the days of Josue; and it was not easy for people to establish themselves at Jerusalem, till David had expelled the Jebusites. C. --- Yet we find that the tribes of Juda and Benjamin had seized the lower city long before.

Jos. xviii. 28. H.

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Ver. 29. Dwelt. Lit. "they dwelt." But Heb. and Sept. "in Gabaon, dwelt the father of Gaboan,"

(H.) who was called Jehiel, (C. ix. 35.) or Abiel. 1 K. ix. 1. C. --- The following verses are repeated in the next chapter, (H.) and seem to have been originally the same; though now many variations occur, which shew that "every Hebrew letter" has not been preserved. Kennicott.

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Ver. 30. Baal. Add, "and Ner," (v. 33. C. ix. 36.) as the Sept. have it here also.

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Ver. 31. Zacher, or Zacharias. C. ix. Heb. omits the following name, as well as (H.) the end of the preceding one. Kennicott. --- The Alex. Sept. has the same faults. But the Vatican retains Macelloth. H.

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Ver. 32. Over-against, in the vicinity, while some remained at Gabaon. See Gen.

xvi. 12. C. ---

The family of Cis resided at Gabaa. 1 K. x. 26. M.

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Ver. 33. Ner, son of Abiel, or of Jeheil, prince of Gabaon, v. 29. H. --- From Aphia sprung Bechorah, Seror, Abiel, (1 K. ix.) who is also called Ner and Jehiel. He had Ner, the father of Abner, and Cis, father of Saul. M. --- Abinadab, or Jessui.

1 K. xiv. 49. C. --- Esbaal, alias Isboseth. Ch. --- The Hebrews avoid pronouncing the name of the idol, and substitute boseth,

"confusion." C. --- Hence it is clear that many had two names. D.

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Ver. 34. Meribbaal, alias Mephiboseth. 2 K. iv. 4. Ch. 2 K. ix. M.

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Ver. 36. Joada, or Jara. C. ix. 42. C. --- "Strange mistakes these!" Kennicott.

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Ver. 40. Archers, particularly the natives of Gabaa. Judg. xx. 16. Jonathan is praised for his skill. 2 K. i. 22. M. --- Benjamin. We might hence conclude that here ended the genealogy of that family. Yet we find it partly repeated in the following chapter, v. 35. H.