18. Moses (10): Gershom (19), Eliezer (20), Ex 18«-, 1 Ch 23".
19. Gershom (18) : Shebud* Jehdeiah, 1 Ch 23", 24*'.
20. Eliezer (18): Rehnbiah, Isshiah,\ Joram, Zichri, Slielomoth, 1 Ch 23" 24" 26".
Of these descendants of Moses, who, ace. to the Chronicler, represented Levitea of the time of David, Shebuel (19) and Shelomoth (20) were rulers of the treasuries. A certain con- fusion appears in the different lengths of descent assij^ncd to each, and in the fact that Jehdeiah (19) and Isshiah (20) appear as their contemporaries (see ref.). The LXX obviates tliis by reading Eliezer, Kehabiah, Isshiah, Joram, Zichri, iShelomoth (1 Oh 262-0.
21. Izhar (9) : Korah (eS"-), Nepheg, Zichri, Ex 6='.
22*. Korah (21) : Assir, Elkanah, Ebiasaph (24), Assir, Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, Shaul {Elkanah], Amasai, Ahimoth (ss. Elkanah), Zophai, Nahath, Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, Samuel (LXX), Joel (Syr. RV), Abiah, 1 Ch &~-^.
Korah hi this list appears as the son of Amminadab (see below).
22". Korah (21) : Ebiasaph (24), Assir, Tahath, Zephaniah, Azariah, Joel, Elkanah, Amasai, Ma- hath, Elkanah, Zuph, Toah, Eliel, Jeroham., Elkanah, Samuel, Joel, Heman (23), 1 Ch 6^-^.
These two lines of descent (22"*) and (22*") are evidently the same (Be. Zoe. Oe.), as may be clearly shown hy placing the names in parallel columns side by side.
(22.).
(220).
Amminadab.
Izhar.
Korah.
Korah.
Assir Elkanah Ebiaaaph.
Ebi.isaph.
Assir.
Assir.
Tahath.
Tahath.
Uriel.
Zephaniah.
Uzziah.
Azariah.
Shaul.
Joel.
Elluuiah.
Elkanah.
Amasai.
AmasaL
Ahimoth.
Mahath.
Ellianah.
Elkanah.
Zophat
Zuph.
Nahath.
Toah.
EUab.
Eliel.
Jeroham.
Jeroham.
Elkanah.
Elkanah.
SamueU
SamueL
(JoeL tAbiah.
Joel.
Heman.
In respect to the TarUtloni : Amminadab appears In Ex 6^ M the' ather-in-Iaw of Aaron, and may have been placed for Izhar in (22") through an oversight Assir and Elkanah are either redundant in {'12.^) through a similar cause or have fallen out from ('22b). Uriel and Zephaniah are difficult to explain as equivalents. The names Uzziah and Azariah are Interchange- able (as in the case of the well-known king of Judah). The differences between the other corresponding names have prob- ably arisen through transcription. The context clearly de- mands the addition of ' Samuel his son * in v. 27 and ' Joel ' in v.'^.
This pedigree is clearly artificial. A portion of its construc- tion cornea from 1 S li, where Elkanah is mentioned as s. Jeroham, 8. Elihu, b. Tohu, s. Zuph. Zuph is probably a district, and Tohu (Toah Nahath) a family (cf. Tahath 1 Ch 720 ; We. Prol. p. 220). The story ol Samuel shows distinctly that he was not a Levite, for then he would have belonged to the Lord without the gift of his mother (IS l27f). He is made a Levite by the Chronicler according to the notions of his own times respecting Samuel's service at the sanctuary.
The motive for this pedigree of Heman, and also those of Asaph (3) and Jeduthun (Ethan) (35), is very apparent. At the
• Shubael, 1 Ch 24^0.
t Jeshaiah. 1 Ch 26
time of the Chronicler there were three guilds of singers, named after Asaph, Heman, and Ethan (1 Ch (1^1") or Jeduthun (1 Oh 25'). reckoned as belonging to the three great Leviticul housef of Ckrslion, Kohath, and Merari. The Chronicler assumes that this organization of singers dated from David, but in reality it was quite modern, for, according to Ezr 2-" Neh 7-", 83. Asaph and singers were equivalent, and the singers were distinct from the L.viles. (This distinction is held by Sm. p. 20; OTJC^ p. 201; Uaudissin, Gettch. des A. T. Prit^terthuins, p. 142 ff.; Nowack, Ueb. Arch. ii. p. Ill; on the other hand, Torrey claims that no such distinction can be found in Ezr and Neh., Comp. and Uiat. Value of Ezr and Seh, p. 22 f.). Gradually, however, singers were evolved into Levitts and the three guilds Remains of steps of this evolution and fluctuating traditioni appear in the Levitical genealogies. In Ex (i'-i the three ss Korah are Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph ( = Ebiasaph), i.e. f Asapli, and hence we should expect to find Asajih a descendant of Korah, but, according to (3), he is not. Also we find Assir and Elkanah placed not co-ordinate but following each other (21it')- DilTerent genealogists certainly worked over these names. (22^) (22*^) are assigned by Ki. to different sources (22"*) to the older. The ss. Korah appearing in the titles of the P8(42. 44-49. 84. 85. 87. 88) probably mark a step in this evolu- tion earlier than the formation of the three guilds. Korah in 1 Ch 2-13 is associated with Tappuah as a son of Hebron. This indicates either a place or Judsean family of that name from whose Levitcs originated the Levitical Kuraliites (We. Is. urid Jiid. Gesch. p. 151 f.).
23. Heman (22^) : Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel,* Shebvtel,t Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatluih, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, MalloLhi, Hothir, Mahazioth, 1 Ch 25-*.
These fourteen sons of Heman were appointed by David, ace. to the Chronicler, for the service of song in the house of the Lord (1 Ch 256. 9-3iy This list of namei is most interesting, since prob. from Hananiah (■■I0N''?N ^i:r\ n;:jn), certainly from Giddalti (HN'mo Tnin *rii^,'? n^'f^Sy'; "iji; 'rpchi 'R^'^?), they are a frag- ment of a hymn or psalm which perhaps originally read : ' Be gracious to me, J"; be gracious to me 1 thou art my God. I have magnified and exalted the help of him sitting in distress, I have declared abundantly visions* ('*'!'/!!? ■■"?** {^ ""^-^ '^,' "^'^ HN'mo Tnin 'n'lVo n^f^ z^^" "iiy 'inpD'l)): There is some doubt about the exact rendering and construction of these lines (of. Ewald, ^)«i/«Vir. Lekrbuch d. Heb. Sprache, p. 6S0 ; 2 A W, 1886, p. 260 ; We. ProL p. 219 ; Oe. Kau. Ki. in loco), but none about the names, at least the last six, being fashioned out of such ft prayer or meditation,