Advanced Commentary

Texts -- 1 Chronicles 8:1-13 (NET)

Context
Benjamin’s Descendants (Continued)
8:1 Benjamin was the father of Bela , his firstborn ; Ashbel was born second , Aharah third , 8:2 Nohah fourth , and Rapha fifth . 8:3 Bela’s sons were Addar , Gera , Abihud , 8:4 Abishua , Naaman , Ahoah , 8:5 Gera , Shephuphan , and Huram . 8:6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath : 8:7 Naaman , Ahijah , and Gera , who moved them. Gera was the father of Uzzah and Ahihud . 8:8 Shaharaim fathered sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara . 8:9 By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab , Zibia , Mesha , Malkam , 8:10 Jeuz , Sakia , and Mirmah . These were his sons ; they were family leaders . 8:11 By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal . 8:12 The sons of Elpaal : Eber , Misham , Shemed (who built Ono and Lod , as well as its surrounding towns ), 8:13 Beriah , and Shema . They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath .

Pericope

NET
  • 1Ch 8:1-40 -- Benjamin's Descendants (Continued)

Bible Dictionary

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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; ...

  • 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...

  • Jaresiah

    [nave] JARESIAH, son of Jeroham, 1 Chr. 8;27.

  • 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 ...

  • Gera

    [ebd] grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5,7). (2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15). (3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).
    [isbe] GERA - ge'-ra (gera', "grain"): A family name of the tribe of Benjamin, hence, not necessarily a separate individual in (3) and (4) below: (1) A son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21). (2) According to 1 Ch 8:3,5,7, son of Bela and gra...
    [nave] GERA Possibly the name of three men; more probably of one. The son of Bela, Gen. 46:21; Judg. 3:15; 2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18; 1 Kin. 2:8; 1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7.

  • Ahoah

    [ebd] brotherly, one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4). He is also called Ahiah (ver. 7) and Iri (1 Chr. 7:7). His descendants were called Ahohites (2 Sam. 23:9, 28).
    [isbe] AHOAH - a-ho'-a ('achoah, "brotherly"(?)): A son of Bela of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:4).
    [smith] (brothely), son of Bela the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:4) In (1 Chronicles 8:7) he is called AHIAH, OR AHIJAH. The patronymic, AHOHITE, is found in (2 Samuel 23:9,28; 1 Chronicles 11:12,29; 27:4)
    [nave] AHOAH, son of Bela, 1 Chr. 8:4. Called also Ahiah, 1 Chr. 8:7, and Ira, 1 Chr. 7:7.

  • Elpaal

    [isbe] ELPAAL - el-pa'-al ('elpa`al, "God has wrought" (compare el`asah, Jer 29:3)): The name of a descendant of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:11,12,18).
    [smith] (God his wages), a Benjamite, son of Hushim and brother of Abitub. (1 Chronicles 8:11) He was the founder of numerous family.
    [nave] ELPAAL, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:11, 12, 18.

  • Hushim

    [isbe] HUSHIM - hu'-shim (chusim, "hasters''): (1) Family name of the children of Dan (Gen 46:23), but of form "Shuham" in Nu 26:42. (2) The sons of Aher of the lineage of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12). (3) One of the wives of Shaharaim, of...
    [smith] (who makes haste). In (Genesis 46:23) "the children of Dan" are said to have been Hushim. The name is plural, as if of a tribe rather than an individual. In (Numbers 26:42) the name is changed to Shuham. A Benjamite, (1 C...
    [nave] HUSHIM 1. Son of Dan, Gen. 46:23. Called Shuham, Num. 26:42. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 7:12. 3. Wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chr. 8:8, 11.

  • Abihud

    [ebd] father (i.e., "possessor") of renown. (1.) One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3); called also Ahihud (ver. 7). (2.) A descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim (Matt. 1:13, "Abiud"); called also Juda...
    [isbe] ABIHUD - a-bi'-hud ('abhihudh, "father of majesty," or "my father is majesty," though some regard the second part as the proper name Judah): The son of Bela the oldest son of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:3).
    [smith] (father of renown, famous), son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:3)
    [nave] ABIHUD, called also Ahihud, son of Bela, 1 Chr. 8:3.

  • ARD

    [ebd] descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38-40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num. 26:40.
    [isbe] ARD - ard ('ard, meaning unknown): Either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Nu 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ...
    [smith] (one that descending), the son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40) In (1 Chronicles 8:3) he is called ADDAR.

  • Ehud

    [smith] (union). Ehud son of Bilhah, and great-grandson of Benjamin the patriarch. (1 Chronicles 7:10; 8:6) Ehud son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin, (Judges 3:15) the second judge of the Israelites. (B.C. about 1370.) In the B...
    [nave] EHUD 1. A descendant of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:6. Called Ehi, Gen. 46:21. Probably identical with Ahiram, mentioned in Num. 26:38, and Aharah, 1 Chr. 8:1, and Ahoah, v. 4, and Ahiah, v. 7, and Aher, 1 Chr. 7:12. 2. Son of Bil...

  • Ahihud

    [ebd] brother (i.e., "friend") of union. (1.) A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:7). (2.) Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend th...
    [isbe] AHIHUD - a-hi'-hud ('achihudh, "brother is majesty"): (1) One of the chief men of the tribe of Asher. He was selected by Moses to help divide the land west of the Jordan (Nu 34:27). (2) A son of Ehud of the tribe of Benjamin...
    [smith] (brother of renown). The son of Shelomi and prince of the tribe of Asher. (Numbers 34:27) Chieftain of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:7)
    [nave] AHIHUD 1. A prince of Asher, assists in allotting the land of Canaan among the tribes, Num. 34:27. 2. A son of Bela, 1 Chr. 8:7.

  • GENEALOGY, 8 part 1

    [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 - 8. Principal Genealogies and Lists: In the early genealogies the particular strata to which each has been assigned by reconstructive critics is here indicated by J, the Priestly Code (P), etc. The signs...

  • Naaman

    [isbe] NAAMAN - na'-a-man (na`aman, "pleasantness"; Septuagint: Codices Vaticanus and Alexandrinus Naiman; so Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek in the New Testament; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neeman) : (1) A...
    [smith] (pleasantness). "Naaman the Syrian." (Luke 4:27) Naaman was commander-in-chief of the army of Syria, and was nearest to the person of the king, Ben-hadad II., whom he accompanied officially and supported when he went to wors...
    [nave] NAAMAN 1. Son of Benjamin, Gen. 46:21. 2. Son of Bela, Num. 26:40; 1 Chr. 8:4. 3. Son of Ehud, 1 Chr. 8:7. 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha, 2 Kin. 5:1-23; Luke 4:27.

  • BELA; BELAH

    [isbe] BELA; BELAH - be'-la (bela`, "destruction"; the King James Version Belah, Gen 46:21): (1) Bela, the son of Beor, was the first king of Edom previous to the kingdom of Israel and reigned in the city of Dinhabah (Gen 36:32 f; ...

  • Baara

    [isbe] BAARA - ba'-a-ra ba`ara', "the burning one"): A wife of the Benjamite Shaharaim (1 Ch 8:8).
    [smith] (brutish) one of the wives of Shaharaim, a descendant of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:8)
    [nave] BAARA, wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chr. 8:8. Called Hodesh, v. 9.

  • Ono

    [ebd] a town of Benjamin, in the "plain of Ono" (1 Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33); now Kefr 'Ana, 5 miles north of Lydda, and about 30 miles north-west of Jerusalem. Not succeeding in their attempts to deter Nehemiah from rebuilding the wa...
    [isbe] ONO - o'-no ('ono; Codex Vaticanus Onan; Codex Alexandrinus Ono, and other forms): A town mentioned along with Lod as fortified by certain Benjamites (1 Ch 8:12). The Mishna (Arakhin ix.6) says that Joshua fortified it, but ...
    [smith] (strong), one of the towns of Benjamin, is first found in (1 Chronicles 8:12) A plain was attached to the town called "the plain of Ono" (Nehemiah 6:2) perhaps identical with the valley of craftsmen" (Nehemiah 11:35)
    [nave] ONO, a town of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:12; Neh. 6:2; 11:35.
more

Arts

Resources/Books

Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • Delegation of authority is a mark of wisdom. Azariah (v. 2) was apparently Zadok's grandson (1 Chron. 6:8-9). "The priest"is a common designation for the high priest. Secretaries (v. 3) prepared official documents and records...
  • Solomon's forced laborers were non-Israelites (1 Chron. 8:7-8). Israelites also served, but they were not slaves (9:22). Solomon's method of providing workers for state projects became very distasteful to the people eventuall...
  • 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 ...
Back to Commentary Page
Display Bible



Universal Search:

NET Only
Exact Search
Commentary
Study Dictionary
Word Study
Lexicon
Study Maps System
Sermon Illustrations
Expository
Arts
Resource
Daily Bible Reading
Training Video
Classic NET Bible
iPhone NET Bible
Mobile Bible
TIP #35: Tell your friends ... become a ministry partner ... use the NET Bible on your site. [ALL]
created in 0.06 seconds
powered by
bible.org - YLSA