Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 9:3
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
3 6 (cp. Neh 11:4-6). The Sons of Judah
3. And in Jerusalem dwelt etc.] Jerusalem (cp. 1Ch 9:2) had hitherto been neglected, but now under Nehemiah (we must supply some such note of time) and in consequence of Nehemiah’s measures the following families (1Ch 9:4-17) took up their abode within the city.
and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh ] This clause is not found in Neh 11:4.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The correspondence and the diversity between the account here and in Nehemiah Neh. 11:4-19 are explained by the probability that both writers drew from a common and fuller document. They selected, in some instances, different names, or names which are now different through corruption; and they frequently expressed the genealogies of the same persons differently, both going on the principle of compression by means of omissions, but omitting from their lists different links of the chain.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 3. And in Jerusalem dwelt] Several of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, took advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem, and so mingled with the Israelites, and those to whom Jerusalem had previously appertained; and this was necessary in order to provide a sufficient population for so large a city.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
i.e. Some of each of these tribes; either such as offered themselves, or such as were chosen by lot: See Neh 11:1,2
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin,…. Of which tribes were the largest number that went into, and returned out of, captivity:
and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh; such of those tribes who had joined the others when Jeroboam introduced his idolatry, or had fled to them when Samaria was besieged and taken by Shalmaneser, and so went into captivity with Judah, and now returned; and as many of them as took the advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus, who were carried captive with the ten tribes.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
IX.
(3) And in Jerusalem dwelt (some) of the children of Judah, and (some) of the children of Benjamin.This sentence is word for word the same with Neh. 11:4 a. The next clause, and some of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh, is not found in Nehemiah, and nothing further is said in the present chapter concerning these two tribes. But so far from proving the clause to be a figment of the chroniclers, this fact only indicates that he has chosen to use the ordinary freedom of a compiler in transcribing from the fuller document which supplied him with materials here and in Nehemiah 11. His source dealt with the neighbouring townships as well as Jerusalem; the latter is the sole subject of the chroniclers extracts here.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 9:3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
Ver. 3. And in Jerusalem dwelt. ] See Neh 11:1-2 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jerusalem. As distinct from the Land (1Ch 9:2). Compare Neh 11:1.
children = sons.
Ephraim, and Manasseh. So that others beside Judah and Benjamin were included in the People now known as “Jews”. Compare Ezr 6:21. Neh 10:28, Neh 10:29. See note on 1Ki 12:17.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Jerusalem: Neh 11:1, Neh 11:4-9
of the children of Ephraim: 2Ch 11:16, 2Ch 30:11