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9:1 Genealogical records were kept <03187> for all <03605> Israel <03478>; they are recorded <03789> in <05921> the Scroll <05612> of the Kings <04428> of Israel <03478>. The people of Judah <03063> were carried away <01540> to Babylon <0894> because of their unfaithfulness <04604>. 9:2 The first <07223> to resettle <03427> on their property <0272> and in their cities <05892> were some Israelites <03478>, priests <03548>, Levites <03881>, and temple servants <05411>. 9:3 Some from <04480> the tribes <01121> of Judah <03063>, Benjamin <01144> <01121>, and Ephraim <0669> <01121> and Manasseh <04519> settled <03427> in Jerusalem <03389>. 9:4 The settlers included: Uthai <05793> son <01121> of Ammihud <05989>, son <01121> of Omri <06018>, son <01121> of Imri <0566>, son <01121> of Bani <01137>, who was a descendant of Perez <06557> son <01121> of Judah <03063>. 9:5 From <04480> the Shilonites <07888>: Asaiah <06222> the firstborn <01060> and his sons <01121>. 9:6 From <04480> the descendants <01121> of Zerah <02226>: Jeuel <03262>. Their relatives <0251> numbered 690 <08673> <03967> <08337>. 9:7 From <04480> the descendants <01121> of Benjamin <01144>: Sallu <05543> son <01121> of Meshullam <04918>, son <01121> of Hodaviah <01938>, son <01121> of Hassenuah <05574>; 9:8 Ibneiah <02997> son <01121> of Jeroham <03395>; Elah <0425> son <01121> of Uzzi <05813>, son <01121> of Mikri <04381>; and Meshullam <04918> son <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, son <01121> of Reuel <07467>, son <01121> of Ibnijah <02998>. 9:9 Their relatives <0251>, listed in their genealogical records <08435>, numbered 956 <08337> <02572> <03967> <08672>. All <03605> these <0428> men <0376> were leaders <07218> of their families <01> <01004> <01>.

• 1Ch 9:1-34 -- Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem

• Uzzi

  [ebd] the Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7). (4.) A Benjamite, ...
  [isbe] UZZI - uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1 Ch 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4). (2) An eponym of a family of Issachar (1 Ch 7:2,3). (3...
  [smith] (strong). Son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah, in the line of the high priests. (1 Chronicles 6:5,61; Ezra 7:4) Though Uzzi was the lineal ancestor of Zadok, it does not appear that he was ever high priest. He must have b...
  [nave] UZZI 1. A priest. Son of Bukki, 1 Chr. 6:5, 6, 51; Ezra 7:4. 2. Grandson of Issachar, 1 Chr. 7:2, 3. 3. Grandson of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 7:7. 4. Son of Michri, 1 Chr. 9:8. 5. An overseer of the Levites, Neh. 11:22. 6. A pri...
  

• Shilonite

  [ebd] Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (1 Kings 11:29; 15:29). The plural form occurs (1 Chr. 9:5), denoting the descendants of Shelah, Judah's youngest son.
  [isbe] SHILONITE - shi'-lo-nit (shiloni (2 Ch 9:29), shiloni (2 Ch 10:15; Neh 11:5), Shilowniy; Selonei, Seloneites): This denotes an inhabitant of Shiloh, and applies (1) to Ahijah the prophet (1 Ki 11:29, etc.); and (2) to a fami...
  [nave] SHILONITE 1. A man of Shiloh, 1 Kin. 11:29; 12:15; 15:29; 2 Chr. 9:29; 10:15. 2. Used, apparently, to denote a descendant of Shelah, 1 Chr. 9:5. See: Shelanites.
  

• Sallu

  [ebd] weighed. (1.) A priest (Neh. 12:7). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7; Neh. 11:7).
  [nave] SALLU 1. A Benjamite dwelling in Jerusalem, 1 Chr. 9:7; Neh. 11:7. 2. See Sallai, 2.
  

• Perez

  [ebd] =Pharez, (q.v.), breach, the son of Judah (Neh. 11:4). "The chief of all the captains of the host for the first month" in the reign of David was taken from his family (1 Chr. 27:3). Four hundred and sixty-eight of his "sons"...
  

• Michri

  [ebd] prize of Jehovah, a Benjamite, the father of Uzzi (1 Chr. 9:8).
  [isbe] MICHRI - mik'-ri (mikhri): A Benjamite dweller in Jerusalem (1 Ch 9:8).
  [smith] (worthy of price), ancestor of Elah, one of the heads of the fathers of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 9:8)
  [nave] MICHRI, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 9:8.
  

• Meshullam

  [isbe] MESHULLAM - me-shul'-am (meshullam, "resigned" or "devoted"; compare Arabic Muslim; Mesollam): An Old Testament name very common in post-exilic times. (1) The grandfather of Shaphan (2 Ki 22:3). (2) A son of Zerubbabel (1 Ch...
  [smith] (friend). Ancestor of Shaphan the scribe. (2 Kings 22:3) The son of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:19) A Gadite in the reign of Jotham king of Judah. (1 Chronicles 5:13) A Benjamite, of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chroni...
  [nave] MESHULLAM 1. Grandfather of Shaphan, 2 Kin. 22:3. 2. A son of Zerubbabel, 1 Chr. 3:19. 3. A Gadite of Bashan, 1 Chr. 5:13. 4. Three Benjamites, 1 Chr. 8:17; 9:7, 8. 5. An Aaronite, 1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 11:11. 6. A priest, ...
  

• KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH

  [isbe] KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH - ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used to denote Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph, Korah's 3 individual sons (Ex 6...
  

• Jeuel

  [ebd] snatched away by God, a descendant of Zerah (1 Chr. 9:6).
  [isbe] JEUEL - je-u'-el ju'-el (ye'-u'-el, meaning unknown): (1) A man of Judah (1 Ch 9:6); the name is not found in the parallel of Neh 11:24. (2) A Levite, the King James Version "Jeiel" (2 Ch 29:13). (3) A companion of Ezra, the...
  [smith] a chief man of Judah, one of the Bene-Zerah. (1 Chronicles 9:6) comp. 1Chr 9:2 [JEIEL]
  [nave] JEUEL, a descendant of Zerah, 1 Chr. 9:6.
  

• Jeroham

  [ebd] cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1). (2.) The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan (1 Chr. 27:22). (3.) 1 Chr. 12:7; a Benjamite. (4.) 2 Chr....
  [isbe] JEROHAM - je-ro'-ham (yerocham, "may he be compassionate!"): (1) An Ephraimite, the father of Elkanah, and grandfather of Samuel (1 Sam 1:1; 1 Ch 6:27,34 (Hebrew 12,19)): Jerahmeel is the name in Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus,...
  [smith] (cherished). Father of Elkanah, the father of Samuel, of the house of Kohath. (1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:27,34) (B.C. before 1142.) A Benjamite, the founder of a family of Bene-Jeroham. (1 Chronicles 8:27) Probab...
  [nave] JEROHAM 1. A Levite, and grandfather of Samuel, 1 Sam. 1:1; 1 Chr. 6:27, 34. 2. A chief of the tribe of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:27. 3. A descendant of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 9:8. 4. A priest, and father of Adaiah, who dwelt in Jerus...
  

• 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...
  

• Hasenuah

  [ebd] bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).
  [isbe] HASENUAH - has-e-nu'-a (haccenu'ah): In the King James Version (1 Ch 9:7) for HASSENUAH (which see).
  [smith] (the hated), a Benjamite, of one of the chief families in the tribe. (1 Chronicles 9:7)
  [nave] HASENUAH, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 9:7.
  

• 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; ...
  

• 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 ...
  

• GENEALOGY, 1-7

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 1-7 - je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Principles of Interpretation 6. Principles of Compilation 7. Sources 8. Principa...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• CALEB

  [isbe] CALEB - ka'-leb (kalebh; in the light of the cognate Syriac and Arabic words, the meaning is not "dog," which is kelebh, in Hebrew, but "raging with canine madness"; Chaleb): As a person, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, occurs ...
  

• Ammihud

  [ebd] people of glory; i.e., "renowned." (1.) The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53). (2.) Num. 34:20. (3.) Num. 34:28. (4.) The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom...
  [isbe] AMMIHUD - a-mi'-hud (`ammihudh, "my kinsman is glorious"; variously in the Septuagint, Emioud or Semioud or Amioud): The name of several Old Testament persons. (1) Father of Elishama, who in the wilderness was head of the tr...
  [smith] (people of praise). An Ephraimite father of Elishama, the chief of the tribe at the time of the Exodus. (Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48,53; 10:22; 7:26) and, through him, ancestor of Joshua. (B.C. 1491.) A Simeonite, father of She...
  [nave] AMMIHUD 1. Son of Laadan, 1 Chr. 7:26, and father of Elishama, Num. 1:10; 2:18. 2. Father of Shemuel, Num. 34:20. 3. Father of Pedahel, Num. 34:28. 4. Father of the king of Geshur, 2 Sam. 13:37. 5. Son of Omri, 1 Chr. 9:...
  

• ATHAIAH

  [isbe] ATHAIAH - a-tha'-ya ('athayah = "Yahweh is helper"; Athea, or Atheai): He is designated (Neh 11:4) as a descendant of Judah and the son of Uzziah. After the return from Babylon, he dwelt in Jerusalem. In 1 Ch 9:4 his name is...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah made), a descendant of Pharez, the son of Judah, who dwelt at Jerusalem after the return from Babylon, (Nehemiah 11:4) called UTHAI in (1 Chronicles 9:4)
  

• AMARIAH

  [isbe] AMARIAH - am-a-ri'-a ('amaryah and 'amaryahu, "the Lord has said"; compare HPN, 180, 285). (1) A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of Meraioth and grandfather of Zadok (1 Ch 6:7,52) who lived in David's time. Compar...
  

• ABIASAPH

  [isbe] ABIASAPH - a-bi'-a-saf, ab-i-a'-saf ('abhi-'acaph, "my father has gathered"): A descendant of Kohath the son of Levi (Ex 6:24; 1 Ch 6:23,37 (8,22); 9:19). In Chronicles the name is 'ebh-yacaph, which seems to be a mere varia...
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

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