Advanced Commentary
Texts -- 1 Chronicles 8:9 (NET)
Pericope
NET
- 1Ch 8:1-40 -- Benjamin's Descendants (Continued)
Bible Dictionary
-
Zibia
[ebd] gazelle, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:9).
[isbe] ZIBIA - zib'-i-a (tsibhya', perhaps "gazelle"): A Benjamite (1 Ch 8:9).
[smith] (roe), a Benjamite, apparently the son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh. (1Â Chronicles 8:9) (B.C. 1440.)
[nave] ZIBIA, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:9.
-
Mesha
[isbe] MESHA - me'-sha: (1) (mesha`; Codex Vaticanus, Marisa; Codex Alexandrinus, Marisas): Caleb's firstborn son, the father of Ziph, probably the ancestor of the Ziphites (1 Ch 2:42). (2) (mesha'; Codex Vaticanus, Misa; Codex Ale...
[smith] (freedom). The name of one of the geographical limits of the Joktanites when they first settled in Arabia. (Genesis 10:30) The king of Moab who was tributary to Ahab, (2Â Kings 3:4) but when Ahab fell at Ramoth-gilead, Mes...
[nave] MESHA 1. King of Moab. Tributary to Ahab, 2 Kin. 3:4, 5. 2. Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:42. 3. A place in possession of the sons of Joktan, Gen. 10:30. 4. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:9.
-
Jobab
[isbe] JOBAB - jo'-bab (yobhabh, perhaps "howling"; Iobab): (1) "Son" of Joktan (Gen 10:29; 1 Ch 1:23). See TABLE OF NATIONS. (2) An Edomite king (Gen 36:33,14; 1 Ch 1:44,45). (3) King of Madon (Josh 11:1). (4) 1 Ch 8:9; and (5) 1 ...
[smith] (a desert). The last in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29; 1Â Chronicles 1:23) One of the "kings" of Edom. (Genesis 3:34; 1Â Chronicles 1:44; 45) King of Madon; one of the northern chieftains who attempted to o...
[nave] JOBAB 1. Son of Joktan, Gen. 10:29; 1 Chr. 1:23. 2. A king of Edom, Gen. 36:33, 34; 1 Chr. 1:44, 45. 3. A king of Madon, Josh. 11:1. 4. Name of two Benjamites of whom little is known, 1 Chr. 8:9, 18.
-
Hodesh
[isbe] HODESH - ho'-desh (chodhesh, "new moon"): One of the wives of Shaharaim, a Benjamite (1 Ch 8:9).
[smith] (new moon), a woman named in the genealogies of Benjamin, (1Â Chronicles 8:9) as the wife of Shaharaim.
[nave] HODESH, wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chr. 8:9.
-
Jacob
[nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
-
Jaresiah
[nave] JARESIAH, son of Jeroham, 1 Chr. 8;27.
-
Malcham
[nave] MALCHAM 1. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:9. 2. An idol, Zeph. 1:5.
-
Polygamy
[nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
-
Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
-
Baara
[nave] BAARA, wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chr. 8:8. Called Hodesh, v. 9.
-
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
-
MALCAM
[isbe] MALCAM - mal'-kam (malkam, "their king"; the King James Version Maleham): (1) A chief of the Benjamites, son of Shaharaim (1 Ch 8:9). (2) The name of an idol as well as the possessive pronominal form of melekh, "king" (2 Sam...
-
SHAHAPAIM
[isbe] SHAHAPAIM - sha-ha-ra'-im (shacharayim; Codex Vaticanus Saarel; Codex Alexandrinus Saarem): A Benjamite name (1 Ch 8:8). The passage is corrupt beyond only the most tentative emendation. "Sharaim" has no connection with the ...
-
Benjamin
[nave] BENJAMIN 1. Son of Jacob by Rachel, Gen. 35:18, 24; 46:19. Taken into Egypt, Gen. 42-45. Prophecy concerning, Gen. 49:27. Descendants of, Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38-41. Tribe of Census of, at Sinai, Num. 1:37; in the plain ...
-
Genealogy
[nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
Arts
Resources/Books
Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
-
Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
-
The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
-
I. Israel's historical roots chs. 1-9A. The lineage of David chs. 1-3B. The house of Israel chs. 4-71. The family of Judah 4:1-232. The family of Simeon 4:24-433. The families of Transjordan ch. 54. The family of Levi ch. 65....
-
"The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
-
This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
-
This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
-
The scene continues to be on earth.7:1 The phrase "after this"(Gr. meta touto) indicates that what follows is a new vision (cf. 4:1). The general chronological progression of the visions suggests that the events John saw now ...
