1 Chronicles 8:32
Ver. 32. And Mikloth begat Shimeah,.... Called Shimeam, 1Ch 9:38and these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them; in another part of the city, right beside them. 1 Chronicles 8:33Ver. 33. And Ner begat Kish,.... Who also is called Abiel, as the Targum here adds; for Ner had two names, as other Jewish writers likewise say {r}, see 1Sa 9:1,and Kish begat Saul; the first king of Israel, for whose sake chiefly the genealogy of Benjamin is revised and enlarged in this chapter:and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal, see 1Sa 31:2. Abinadab is called Ishui, 1Sa 14:49 and Eshbaal is the same with Ishbosheth, 2Sa 2:8, so Baal and Bosheth are used of the same idol of which they are names, Ho 9:10.{r} Vajikra Rabba, sect. 9. fol. 152. 4. 1 Chronicles 8:34Ver. 34. And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,.... The same with Mephibosheth, 2Sa 4:4 so Jerubbaal is called Jerubbesheth, Jud 6:32and Meribbaal begat Micah; called his young son in David's time, 2Sa 9:12. 1 Chronicles 8:35Ver. 35. And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. The last but one is called Tahrea, 1Ch 9:41, where Ahaz is left out, though supplied in our version. 1 Chronicles 8:36Ver. 36. And Ahaz begat Jehoadah,.... Called Jarah, 1Ch 9:42and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; the same account is given, 1Ch 9:42. 1 Chronicles 8:37Ver. 37. And Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son,.... Called Rephaiah, 1Ch 9:43.Elasah his son; whose name is Eleasah, 1Ch 9:43.Azel his son. 1 Chronicles 8:38Ver. 38. And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bochim, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan,.... Which make the said number:all these were the sons of Azel; his family was large. 1 Chronicles 8:39Ver. 39. And the sons of Eshek his brother,.... The brother of Azel; who he was is not known, unless he is the same with Elasah, as is conjectured:[were] Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 1 Chronicles 8:40Ver. 40. And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour,.... Men of great fortitude and courage, though their names are not expressed:archers; skilful in the use of the bow and arrows, as the Benjaminites formerly were famous for slinging stones:and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty; so that the posterity of Jonathan, whose genealogy is drawn down from 1Ch 8:34 hither, were very great; and greater still, according to the Vulgate Latin version, in which the number is 150,000 in the edition of Sixtus the fifth, and so in most MSS of that version {s}all these are of the sons of Benjamin; his posterity, whose names are given in this chapter.{s} See James of the Contrariety of the Popish Bibles, p. 294.
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