Bible Commentary

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, [were] four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 18 22. The War of the Trans-Jordanic Tribes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:18”

All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 17. reckoned by genealogy ] A specimen of this kind of reckoning is given in Neh 7:5-65. in the days of Jotham and in the days of Jeroboam ] “Reckoning by genealogy” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:17”

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders. 16. in Gilead in Bashan ] Read, in Gilead, in Jabesh; cp. 1Ch 10:11-12. The phrase in Gilead in Bashan yields no good sense, for Gilead means the southern, and Bashan the northern part … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:16”

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. 15. chief of the house of their fathers ] R.V. chief of their fathers’ houses. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges This Ahi was the head or chief of the houses or families, either, 1. Of those … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:15”

These [are] the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; These are the children; these seven last named. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole These are the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:14”

And their brethren of the house of their fathers [were], Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 13. of the house of their fathers Jachan and Heber ] R.V. of their fathers’ houses Jacan and Eber. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 13. And their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:13”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:12”

And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah: 11 17. The Genealogy and Settlements of Gad 11. Bashan ] the wide district extending from the Jabbok on the S. to Hermon in the N. and from the Sea of Galilee on the W. to the mountains of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:11”

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilead. 10. in the days of Saul ] Saul’s great victory over the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11) may have paved the way for the expansion of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:10”

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. He inhabited – i. e. Reuben. Eastward the Reubenites inhabited as far as the commencement of the great Syrian Desert, which extended all the way from the river Euphrates to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:9”