a hen he was Captive in Babylen,as it | his Son when he was Captive in Bavyten,as 1 : | Og er he was carried Captive, 2 Kings 24: 17. Ohbj. Ir 1s aid of this Jechoniss, Jer, 22: 30. Write this man Childleſs. Anſw. " he is called, becauſe he was an Unhappy Prince,and had no Son - at ſucceeded him in the Throne, as the next Words explain it. Rr * more on that Place. ! Either his Legal,or his Natural Son:of whic ſee the Notes on Jer:22.30: and Mat: 1:12:and Luke 3. 27.
18 Malchiram allo, and Pedajah mw, and
Jecamiah, Hoſhama, and Nedabiah. : : » The Sentence ſeems to be ſhort and imperfeQ,as 1s frequent 1n the Hebrew Language, & ſomething 15 here underſtood, as,” T he Sons aIſo of Salathiel were Malchiram and Pedsjah, &c. as they gather _ hence that the ſame Zcrubabel is called the Son of Pedajah, v: 19.4n the ſon (5. e.) the Grandſon ) of Salsthrel, Mat: 1: 12, Or, Malchiram and the reſt here named were the Sons of Jechoniah ; and they arc differing Zrrubbabels,wehich are mentioned here v:19. and Mat:1: 12, and Luk:3:27. of which ſee the notes on thoſe places. 19 And the ſons of Pedajah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei ; and the ſons of Zerubbabel ; Meſhullam, and
Hananiab, and Shelomith their liſter =:
7 e. Siſcer to the two laſt named Sons of Zerubabel, to wit, by both Parents 3 and therefore named b-fo.e the other five, v:20. who were her Brethren by the Father, but not by the Mother.
20 And Haſhubah, and Otei, and Berechiah, and Hazadiah, Juſhab-heſed, five s.
o Either of Zerubbabcl : or of M:ſbullam,as is gathered from hence that the Sons of Hinaniah ( Brother to Mejhallam, wv: 19 ) are named w: 21- and therefore thoſe v: 20. are preſumed to be the Sons of Me- ſbullam. But that is no neceſſary Inference,for M ſbullam poſſibly had no Sons, and therefore he paſſeth from him to Hananian, V: 21
21 And the ſons of Hananiah, Pelariah, and Jeſajah: the ſons of Raphajah, the ſons of Arnan, the ſons of
Obadiah, the ſons of Shekaniah p.
p All theſe Men,both Parents and their Sons here blended toge- ther, are mentioned as the Sons of Hananiah, and Branches of the Royal Stock. ; | 22 And the ſons of Shechaniah ; Shemajah : and the | *Ezra.8.2. fons of Shemajah ; * Hartuſh, and Igeal, and Bariah. | and Neariah, and Shaphar, 1ix 4.
9 To wit, including the Father. But the Hebrew word, Shiſha, which is rendied ſx,may be the proper Name of one of the Sons of l, Sh majah, who may be to called, becaufe he was the ſixth Son.
+ Heb. 23 And the ſons of Neariah r ; Elioenai, and | He I Hizkjabu zekiah, and Azrikam, three. |
r» Who alone is here mentioned,becauſe his E'ider Brethern pro- bably died withour Lttue. ; .
24 And the ſons of Elivenai were, Hodajah,and Elia-
ſhib. and Pelajah,and Akkub,and Johanan,and Dalajah, and Anani, leven.
CRP. IV.
The poſterity of Judah by Caleb the Son of Hur, 1——4. By Aſpur, 5 8. By Jabez : Hu Prayer, 9 20, The Poſteriry of Shelah, 21 23. The Poſterity, and Cities of Simeon : Their Conqueſt of Geador : And of the Amaltkites in Mount Seir, 24 43-
HE ſons @ of Judah ; * Pharez, Hezron, and || Car-
46. 12. mi, and Hur, and Shobal.
} Or,Che- &# i.e. The poſterity : For only Pharez was his immediate Son. f lbai, Ch. Bur they are all mentioned here only to ſhew Shobal's Deſcent from .2-9 Judah, of whom he intended to ſpeak more particularly.
' Or, Calb, 2 And\| Reajah b the ſon of Shobal,begat Jahath,and
Shenazar,
| |
* Gen. 38. 29.&
| eps oo Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. Theſe are the fa- | ..y milies of tie Zorathite c. Ch. 2. 52. $© Called Haroch, cþ: 2; 52. of whom ſee there. e Of whom ſee
on chap: 2:53.
3 And theſe were of the father of Etam d ; Jezree),
2vas Hazelelponi.
d Eram is the Name either of a Man, or ofa Place : of which ſee below, v:32:and 2 Chr:u:6. Whoſe Inhabitants deſcended from him. The name of his Father is not here expreſled.
# 4. And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezzr the fa- ther of Huſhah, ' Theſe are the ſons of Hur, the firſt- born of Ephratah e, the father of Beth-lehem f.
_ eEither they are other Sons beſides thoſe mentioned,ch.2.or there is ſome variation in their Names, which is moſt frequent among the
Father, and chap:2:51. to Selma,his Son, who had it either with, or after his Father. Sce the Notes on chap, 2: 51, 52+
5 And * Aſhur the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah, end Naarah. .
6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni,& Haahaſhtari. Theſe were the ſons of Naarah.
7 And the ſons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan g.
Verſe. The like Ellipſes we have in the end of v. 13. and of ch. 7, ver: 18.
8 And Coz begat Anub,and Zobebah,and the fame- lies of Aharhel, the ſon of Harum.
9 And Jabez h was more honourable than his bre- thren ;: and his mother called his name ||Jabez,ſaying, f That is Becauſe I bare him with ſorrow. forrowful. h One of the Fathers of the Families of Aharhel laſt mentioned-
z For Courage, and eſpecialty for true and fervent Piety expreſſed f Heb. 7f in the following Petition.
thou wilt,
&c. + Oh that thou wouldeſt bleſs me indeed /,and enlarge
MA ONICL ES.
and Iſhma, and Idbaſh : and the name of their ifter |
Hebrews,as hath been oft proved. f This Title is here given to the.
8 Underſtand here,#nd Coz,out of the beginning of the following |
10. And Jabez called on the God of Iſrael k ſaying, |
my coaſt -z,and that thine hand might be with me »,and
not grieve me p. And God granted him that which he z. requeſted.
k When he was undertaking ſome great and dangerous Service, I T truſt not to my own or Peoples Valuur, but only to thy Bleſſing and He!p. m Drive out theſe wicked and curſed Canaanices, whom thou haſt commanded us to root out,and therefore I juſtly beg and expett thy bleſſing in the Execution of thy Command. » To pro. tet and ſtrengthen me againſt my Adveriaries- o Or, work wt; ( for ſo the Hebrew Prefix Mem is lometimes uſed, as Cart .1:2:& 3g, Iſa: 5:7.8.) evil, 7. eſo reſtrain and govern it. p Thar it moy nor oppreſs and overcome me, which will be very grievous to me, The conſequent pur for the antecedent ; and more 1s underſtood than is exprefſed. He uſ-th this expreſſion in alluſion to his Name, which ſignifies grief, 9. d. Lord, let me not have that Grief which my Name implies, and which my Sin deſervese
1x And Cheljub the brother of Shuah, begat Mchir, which as the father of Eſhton.
12 And Eſhton begat Beth-rapha, and Paſeah, and Tehinnah the father of || Irnahaſh. Theſe are the men || Or, 74; of Rechah g. Ci'y of Nas