The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Chronicles — Section 111

passage lies in reconciling the points or (i.e. into Goshen) to plunder their cattle (i.e. chronology which it forces to the surfe.ce. the cattle or Ephraim). Vere. 20, 21, purport to contain the line of Ver. 24.-Ris daughter. H the literal descent from Ephraim through his son Shu- interpretation of this whole section be ac• thele.h to the seventh genero.tion, viz. to cepted, according to which both Ephraim another Shuthele.h. The remaining two and Beriah must have passed their lifetimo names, Ezer e.nd Elee.d, me.y perhaps be two in Egypt, the "daughter,'' strictly so called, brothers of the first Shuthele.h, i.e. own sons of either the one or the other could not of Ephraim. If it be so, these two must not he.ve been the founder of the places here be supposed to correspond with Becher and mentioned. The word "daughter" must, Te.he.n, called "sons of Ephraim" in Numb. therefore, represent simply a female descend- :uvi. 35; for it is evident the.t they were ant. (For other references to Beth-boron, generations succeeding Shuthelah. Now, see Josh. x.10, 11; xvi 3, 5; xviii.13, 14; Ephraim we.a bom in Egypt (Gen. xlvi. 20), ui. 20-22.) so the.t, on the above showing, the actual Ver. 25.-0f the names Rephe.h and B.e- sons of Ephraim must have me.de some eheph nothing else is known. incursion from Egypt into the territories of Ver. 27.-Non. The same as Nun (Numb. the settled or possibly aborigine.I inhabit- xiii. 8, 16). ants of Gath, and met the fate over which Ver. 28.-Ne.are.n. This place is probably Ephraim so mourned. Such excursions on the same with the N e.arath or N a.arah of the pe.rt of the Israelites out of Egypt he.ve Josh. xvi. 7; though here it is so.id to be an very little oolle.tere.l evidence. But there ee.stwCLrd limit, cmd there its description would seem to be no impossibility in the might rather seem that of e. southward matter, considering Gen. I. 13-23. Next, limit. Gaze.. This name can scarcely de- vers. 23-27 seem to se.y that in his sorrow signate the well-known Gaze., assigned to Ephraim has another son, whom he names Judah (Josh. xv. 47; Judg. i. IS), but so Beriah, e.nd of whose line in the ninth de- largely the prey or the Philistines (Judg. scent comes Joshua, the son of Nun. This iii. 3 ; xvi. 21 ; 1 Sam. vi. 17). also is very doubtful. It may very possibly Ver. 29.-The places mentioned in this be that the parenthesis continues to the end verse were assigned to Manasseh. Beth• of ver. 23 or 24, and that vers. 25--27 carry shee.n we.s on the west of Jordan, and was on the genero.tions from ver. 21. Meantime within the borders of lase.char (Josh. xvii. welcome light breaks in e.t the stage (ver. 11-13; 1 Kinge iv. 11, 12). Dor WCL~ 26) e.t whioh A.m.mihud e.nd Elishe.me. e.re within the borders of Asher (Josh. xi. 1, 2: mentioned. For we find these immediate xii. 23; xvii. 11; Judg. i. 27, 28). Tae.ne.ch. ancestors of the great Joshua repeatedly 'fhis p!CLce also lay within the borders of mentioned e.t the period of the Exodus Isse.che.r or Asher (Josh. xvii. 11, 12; xxi. (Numb. i. 10; ii. 18; vii. 48, etc.); yet none 25; Judg. v. 19). Megiddo. This plo.ce is of these places assist us io say that he did constantly coupled with the preceding. It or did not come through Berie.h. It is lCLy on the south of the plain of Esdrllelon impossible to solve with any certainty the (Josh. xii. 21; xvii. 12; J ndg. i. 27; 1 Kings involved question of chronology e.nd genea- iv. 12). logy presented by this section. 'l'he passage Ver. 30.-The so.Ille four suns and one is evidently mutilated e.nd corrupt, though dCLughter of Asher CLre found in Gen. xlvi. vindicating CL high antiquity. A very original 17; but the name of the second son is wnnt- presentation of the whole section, e.s inge- ing to the list of families descended from nious as it is conjecture.I, by Lord A. C. Her- Asher of Numb. xxvi. 44-47, CLDll the nCLme Yey, me.y be found in the art. " Shuthele.h," of the de.nghter is given by itself, und not Smith's 'Bible DictionCLry,' iii. 1304. It as furnishing o. family. is well worthy of attention that CL great point Ver. 31.-These two grandsons nro nlso is made in bringing Joshua to the pie.ea of found in the above lists of both Genesis anu the eighth generation from Joseph, in near Numbers; but nothing is found there to analogy with the numbers in so many explain the nCLme Birzavith, which tho Keri other known cases, of the generations that spells with yod, the Kethiv with vau. With intervened from the descent into Egypt to the former spelling its signifioation would the entrance into Cane.an. There also may be the "well of olives," and would point lo he found the most and best the.t can be said its being the name of CL place rather tho.n of against the literal reCLding of whCLt is here CL person, nnd, CLS some think, tlrnt pornon a written respecting the men of GCLth e.nd thtl womCLn (Gesenius, ''l'hes.,' 230). (For in- cattle. st1L11ecs of the expression "fother" of a Ver. 21.-Beoo.use they-i.e. the men or plCLco, see eh. ii. 51, 52; iv. 4, 5.) Ephrnim-oame down to take away their Ver. 32.-Japhlet. 'fhis Hon of Ilcher, cuttle. This carte.inly me.y bo translated, not otherwise known, co.nuot uo i,lcntilicu wlum thev (i.e. the men of Gath) came down with tho "Juphlctito" of Jui;h. xvi. 3  102 THE FrnST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. [oH. VII. 1-40.