1 Chronicles 2

THese are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

The sons of Judah Whom he puts first, because the best part of the Right of the First-born, to wit, the Dominion, was conferred upon him, Gen. 49. 8. and because the Messiah was to come out of his Loyns.; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he slew him.

And Tamar his daughter in law, bare him Pharez, and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

The Sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

And the Sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara If these be the same who are mentioned as the Sons of Machol, 1 King... 4. 31. Either the same Man had two Names, Zerah and Machol, as was usual among the Hebrews: Or, one of these was their immediate Father, and the other their Grandfather,: five of them in all.

And the sons of Carmi Who is here mentioned, because he was the Son of Zimri, who is also called Zabdi, Ios. 7. 1.: Achar Called Achan, Ios. 7. 1. and here Achar, with a little variation for greater significancy: For Achar signifies a Troubler., the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.

And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

The sons also of Hezron that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah.

And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse.

And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab Called also Elihu, 1 Chron. 27. 18. unless that was another person, and the word Brother be taken more largely for a Kinsman, as it is frequently used., and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Ozem the sixth, David the seventh For though he had eight Sons, 1 Sam. 16. 10. one of them either died presently after that time, or is neglected for some reason now unknown, as others are See the Notes on Mat. 1. 8, 9.:

Whose sisters were Zerujah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zerujah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

And Abigail bare Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite By Birth or Habitation, but by Profession an Israelite, 2 Sam. 17. 25. where see my Notes..

And Caleb the son of Hezron Not that Caleb, Numb. 13. 6. for he was the Son of Iephun..., of whom he speaks Ch. 4. 15. but another Caleb. † begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons i. e. The Sons either 1. of Ierioth, she being last mentioned: Or, rather 2. of Azubah, who is by way of distinction called his Wife, when probably was only his Concubine, and, as it may seem, And therefore upon Azubah's death he married another Wife, v. 19. And those other Sons of this Caleb mentioned below v.... 2. are his Sons by some other: Wife distinct from all these. are these, Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

And afterward Hezron went in i. e. Lay with her, as that Phrase is commonly used, as Gen. 4. & 6. 4. to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead Of a Man so called. Or, if Gilead be the Name of that known Country, Father is put for Head or Governour, as it is used, 1 Sam. 24. 11. 2 King. 5. 13. & 16. 7. Isa. 22. 21. Or, for Protectour, or Curatour, as Father is used Iob 29. 16. Ier. 2. 2......... 3. This Man being a Man of noted Valour, and the Great Champion in those Parts., whom he † married Heb. And he took her, to wit, to Wife. Or, After he had taken her. For so the Particle vau is used, as has been formerly noted. when he was Heb. And he was, to wit, when he went in unto her, Or, when he married her. threescore years old, and she bare him Segub.

And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead Which he had, though he was of the Tribe of Iudah, as we see, because he married a Daughter of Manasseh, Num.... 6. 29. whence he is called a Son of Manasseh, Numb. 32. 41. Deut.... 14. And because, being a Man of great Courage, he joyned himself that half Tribe in subduing Gilead, wherein he acted so Val... ntly and Successfully, that he had 23 Cities or great Towns given to him to possess or dispose off: or, rather to Rule over them, have some Advantage from them; As a King is said to have his Kingdom, although he has not the propriety of all the Lands and Houses in it..

And he took Or, For he had taken. So this is the Reason why he had so great a Territory and Jurisdiction given to him. Geshur and Aram Two Cities or great Towns so called., with the towns of Jair i. e. With those 23. Cities which he is to have, v. 22., from them i. e. From the former Inhabitants, which is easily understood., with Kenath Which was taken by Nobah, one of Iairs Commanders, sent by him to take it, as may be gathered from. 32. 41, 42., and the towns thereof, even threescore cities: all these belonged to the sons of Machir Partly to his own Sons, and partly to his Son-in-law Iair, who by reason of that dear Affection which was them, and his forsaking his own Tribe and Kindred to for them and to dwell with them, is here reckoned as his own Son., the father of Gilead.

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah A place then so called by a Conjunction of the Names of the Man and his Wife; afterwards supposed to be called Bethlehem-Ephratah. Others translate the words thus, When Caleb took Ephratah. So it is an Ellepsis of the Verb which is here to be understood out of v. 19. where it is expressed., then Abiah Hezrons wife bare him Ashur After the Fathers death. the father of Tekoa A known place, 2 Sam. 14. 2, 4. Ier. 6. 1. Amos 1. 1. Whose Father he is called, because he was either the Progenitour of the People inhabiting there: Or, their Prince and Ruler: Or, the Builder of the City..

And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were, Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah Or, of (the prefix, mem being oft understood) Ahijah, his Wife so called, as may seem probable from the next Verse, where he mentions another Wife..

Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah, she was the mother of Onam.

And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.

And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

And the sons of Nadab, Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.

And the sons An Expression oft used both afterwards in this verse and elsewhere, and in profane Authors too, where there is but one Son. It is an Enallage of the Number, which is frequent in the Hebrew. of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.

And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

Now Sheshan had no sons To wit, living when he died, his Son Ahlai, v. 31. dying before him: unless Ahlai was the Name of a Daughter., but daughters: and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his Servant to wife, and she bare him Attai.

And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel To wit, of that Caleb mentioned v. 18. as appears by comparing that Verse with v 25. And these are his Sons by another and his third Wife. See on v. 18. were, Mesha his first-born, which was the father of Ziph The Name either of a Man: or of a Place, of which see Ios. 15. 24, 55. And then Father is to be understood here as v. 23, & 24.: and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron Not the Place so called, but a Man, as is evident because his Sons here follow..

And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

And Shema begat Raham the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur A Place in Iudah, Ios. 15. 58. See on v. 23..

And Ephah Calebs Concubine bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

And the sons of Jahdai The Son of Gazez last mentioned: which is implied because he follows next after him in the Genealogy. Or, the Sons of Moza: whose Name might be changed into Iahdai for some Reason now unknown.; Regem, and Jotham; and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

Maachah Calebs Concubine bare Sheber and Tirhanah.

She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah This, and divers other following Names are the Names of Places in Iudah, and Father is meant as v. 23, 24., Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim.

Salma the father of Beth-lehem To wit, in part: For Boaz descended from another Salmon, who was the Son of Naasson, v. 11., Hareph the father of Beth-gader Called also Penuel the father of Gedor, ch. 4. 4..

And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, had sons; Haroeh Which may signifie an Overseer, a Prophet, or Teacher, or Ruler; but here is a proper Name, as appears from ch. 4. 2. where he is called Rea... ah with no great variation in the Hebrew., and half of the Manahethites.

And the families of Kirjath-jearim Or, In Kirjath-jearim, all which descended from Shobal, v. 51.; the Ithrite, and the Puhite, and the Shumathite, and the Mishraite: of them i. e. Of the Family of the Mishraite, last mentioned. came the Zareathite, and the Eshtaulite The Inhabitants of two places called Zoreah and Eshtaol, Ios. 15. 33..

The sons of Salma Of that Salma mentioned v. 51.; Bethlehem i. e. The Inhabitants of Bethlehem., and the Netophathite, Ataroth The Name of a Person, or People., the house of Joab The Progenitors of Ioab's Family., and half of the Manahethites The other half being mentioned v. 52, the Zorites For, to wit, the Zorite..

And the families of the Scribes Either Civil, who were Publick Notaries who wrote and signed Legal Instruments: Or Ecclesiastical. And these were either Levites, or Simeonites, or rather Kenites, and are here mentioned not as if they were of the Tribe of Iudah, but because they dwelt among them, and probably were allied to them by Marriages, and so in a manner Incorporated with them. which dwelt Or, rather dwelt; Heb. Were Dwellers. For the other Translation, which dwelt, may seem to ins... uate that these were Descendants of Iudah, which they were not; but this Translation only signifies their Cohabitation with them, for which cause they are here named with them. at Jabez A Place in Iudah, so named probably from that Famous Iabez of that Tribe, ch. 4. 9.; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath Who dwelt in Iudah, Iudg. 1. 11. Thus they are distinguished from the other Branch of the Kenites, who dwelt in the Tribe of Manasseh, Iudg. 4. 11. the father of the house of Rechab.