1 Chronicles 6

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EXecuted] who carried himselfe like a free and couragious Priest, in the resistance which hee made against King Vzziah, 2 Chronicles 26:17. Others referre this, not to Azoriah but to Iohananhis father, whom they beleeve to be the same Iebiada who re-established Gods true service, and the whole Kingdome, delivering it from the tyranny of Athaliah, 2. Kings 11. 14.

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Seraiah] who was also Ezra’s Father, Ezra 7:1.

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Their fathers] forefathers, and ancestors, who gave their names to their families.

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Of Gershom] the Italian addeth, the sonnes of, those that descended in direct line: [his sonne] that is to say, grand-childe, v. 42. 43. Now many of these names are otherwise in many places of Scripture; according to the custome of the Iewes, who had oftentimes two names.

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Amminadah] called also Izahar, v. 〈◊〉 and elsewhere.

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Elkanah] the father of the Prophet Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1.

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Vshni] called Ioel also, v. 33. and 1 Sa. 8. 2.

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And these] Heman and Asaph, v. 39. and Etban, v. 44. who were the three heads of the foure and twenty orders of sacred singers, 1 Chronicles 25:9.

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Brother] of the same tribe of Levi; for otherwise they were of two different stocks: the one of Kehath, and the other of Gersho, v. 43 [od] in the Tabernacle, and afterward in the Temple executing of his office.

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Ethan] called also Ieduthan, 1 Chron. 9. 16. and 25. 1. 3. 6.

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And his sonnes] by lineall descent from father to sonne: [the place] that is to say, it was done but once a yeare by the high Priest going into the sanctuary, Exodus 30:10. Levit. 16. 17. as it was done by the other Priests daily carrying the blood of propitiatory sacrifices into the Temple, Levit. 4. 5. 6. 17.

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Castles] publick houses for priestly residence.

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Hilen] called also Holen, Iosh. 2. 15. as many other of these names of cities, are here diversly set down, by reason that according to the time, the names of places doe often alter.

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Thirteen] joyning to the eleven, the other two named, Iosh. 21. 16. 17.

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The sonnes] see, v. 66 [ten cities] whereof there are but eight named, v. 63. but the number is filled, Iosh. 21. 2. 23 25.

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The residue] besides Aaron his priestly family, v. 57.

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By Iericho] see upon, Numbers 22:1.