1 Chronicles 8

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BEnjamin] His genealogie was before set down, chap. 7. 6. But here he returns to it, and that more largely, because the first king was taken out of it (1 Samuel 10:21.) and it was united to Judah, 2 Chro. 11. 12. There is differente betwixt some names in this and other genealogies of Benjamin, because many prsons had two or three names.

Bela his first lon] Genesis 46:21. Numbers 26:38.

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Addar] Or, Ard, Genesis 46:21.

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Shephuphan] Or, Shupham, Numbers 26:39.

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Geba] Or, Gibeah, 1 Samuel 11:4.

they removed] The forenamed heads of the fathers removed the foresaid inhabitants, because they were so many as they could not well continue together. See the like, Genesis 13:6. and 26. 16.

Manahath] Chap. 2. 52.

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he removed] Ehud their progenitor.

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sent them] After he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives, by giving them a bill of divorce. Or thus, he begat children in the countrey of Moab after he had sent them away, Hushim and Baara being his wives. See chap. 7. 12.

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Ono, &c.] Cities in the tribe of Benjamin, Nehe. 11. 35.

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of Aijalon] Or of the countrey bordering by it: for one Aijalon was a city in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:42. See the notes on chap. 6. 69.

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Ahio, &c.] A catalogue of such prime fathers of families of the tribe of Benjamin as dwelt in Jerusalem, v. 28. See Nehe. 11. 1, 2.

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Shimhi] Or, Shema, vers. 13.

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heads, &c.] See the notes on v. 14.

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father] As chap. 1. 31.

father of Gibeon] Called Jehiel, chap. 9. 35.

wives name was Maachah] Chap. 9. 35.

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Zacher] Or, Zechariah, chap. 9. 37.

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Shimeah] Or, Shimeam, chap. 9. 38.

their brethren] Other Benjamites, of whom see, v. 14, 28.

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Ner begat Kish] 1 Samuel 14:51. Or, Abiel, 1 Samuel 9:1.

Esh-baal] Or, Ishlesheth, 2 Samuel 2:8.

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Merib-baal] Or, Mephiosheth, 2 Samuel 4:4.

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Tarea] Or, Tahrea, chap. 9. 31.

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archers] Heb. ben lers of the bowe.

had many] Heb. multiplied.