Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 9:5
And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
5. Shilonites ] Spelt more correctly Shelanites in Num 26:20; they were descendants of Shelah.
Asaiah ] In Neh 11:5 Maaseiah, a kindred name.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Or, Shelanites, as they are called from Shelah, Num 26:20.
Asaiah, called also Masseiah, Neh 11:5.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And of the Shilonites,…. Not called so from the city of Shiloh, which was in Ephraim; whereas these here intended were of the tribe of Judah, and were either the descendants of a man whose name was Shiloni, Ne 11:5 or rather these are the same with the Shelanites, Nu 26:20 so called from Shelah the son of Judah; and so the Targum here is,
“and of the tribe of Shelah:”
Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons; the same with Maaseiah, Ne 11:5.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(5) And of the Shilonites.Shilonite means man of Shiloh, the ancient capital of Ephraim; whereas 1Ch. 9:4-6 have to do with Judah. The three sons of Judah, after whom three great sub-tribal divisions were named, were Pharez, Shelah, and Zarah (Genesis 38). The clan of Shelah was called the Shelanite (Num. 26:20), and that is doubtless the correct reading here (see 1Ch. 2:3; 1Ch. 4:21), supported as it is by the LXX. () and the Targum.
Asaiah (Jah hath wrought) is essentially the same as Maaseiah (Work of Jah) in Neh. 11:5, where six progenitors are enumerated.
The firstborn.That is, the leading clan.
His sons.The members of the clan.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 9:5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
Ver. 5. And the Shilonites. ] The posterity of Shelah, son of Judah. a Gen 38:5
a A Lapide.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Shilonites = Shelonites. Not from the place Shiloh, but from Shelah the son of Judah. Compare 1Ch 2:3. Num 26:28. Neh 9:5. So that some from each of the three lines of Judah were included, viz. Pharez, Shelah, Judah.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Shilonites: Num 26:20, Shelanites, Neh 11:5, Shiloni
Reciprocal: 1Ch 2:3 – and 1Ch 4:21 – Shelah