Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:12
Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
12. the next ] R.V. the second. Cp. 2Ki 25:18.
and Jaanai, and Shaphat ] LXX, , “and Janin the scribe”; Targ., “and Janai the judge.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 12. Joel the chief] “Joel, prince of the Sanhedrin; and Shapham, master of the college; and Jaanai and Shaphat, judges in Mathnan.” – T.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The chief; the prince of the tribe, or at least of his family, when they were numbered, to wit, in the days of Jotham, 1Ch 5:17.
Shaphat in Bashan, i.e. who dwelt in the city of Bashan. Others thus, Who abode in Bashan to defend the city and country, when their brethren went out to war against the Hagarites, 1Ch 5:18,19.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Joel the chief,…. In this and the following verse are reckoned up the principal men in the tribe of Gad, and the chief of all was Joel, another from him in the tribe of Reuben, 1Ch 5:4
and Shapham the next; the second chief man, from whom, Reland x conjectures, Shophan, a city in the tribe of Gad, had its name, Nu 32:35
and Jaanai; from whom Danjaan might be called, as Michaelis intimates, 2Sa 24:6
and Shaphat in Bashan; not Shaphat the father of Elisha, according to a tradition of the Jews, mentioned by Kimchi; which is not at all probable.
x Palestin. Illustrat. par. 2. p. 602.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ch 5:12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
Ver. 12. And Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan. ] Or, Abode in Bashan to defend their country, while their brethren were warring abroad. a
a Jun.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Joel: 1Sa 8:2
Shapham: i.e. bald, [Strong’s H8223]
Jaanai: i.e. responsive, [Strong’s H3285], Shaphat. 1Ch 3:22
Bashan: 1Ch 5:11, Num 21:33
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 5:12. Joel the chief The prince of the tribe, or, at least, of the family, when they were numbered, namely, in the days of Jotham, 1Ch 5:17. In Bashan That is, either who dwelt in the city of Bashan, or who abode in Bashan to defend the city and country, when their brethren went out to war against the Hagarenes, 1Ch 5:19.