1 Chronicles 8

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Benjamin. Some farther particulars of his genealogy are given, for the honour of Saul; (Calmet) and many of these, who returned from captivity, are mentioned, 1 Esdras x. 11. (Sanctius) — Bale, &c., are called Bela, (Menochius; chap. vii. 6.) Jadiel, and Ahiram, or Echi, Numbers xxvi. 36., and Genesis xlvi.

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Nohaa is probably styled Bechor; and Rapha, Ros, in Genesis.

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Addar, Ared or Hered. (Calmet)

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Ahod, the judge, Judges iii. 15. — Manahath; the Menuchat, in the tribe of Juda, (chap. ii. 54.) after the captivity. (Calmet) — Abulensis thinks Manahath was in Moab, ver. 8. (Menochius)

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And. Literally, “but,” autem. (Haydock) — The sentence is clearer without this particle. (Menochius) — Naaman was the first-born of Ahod; and Gera prevailed on his brethren to leave Gabaa, (Tirinus) and was probably the father of Oza. (Calmet)

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Saharim. His father is not specified: but his was a Benjamite. (Menochius) — Some force the Hebrew text to say that Ahod had three sons, whom he sent to form a colony at Manahath, and afterwards he had three others by his two wives, and at last, by Rodes, he had Jobab, &c. (Calmet) — Begot. Protestants, " children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away: Hushim and Baara were his wives." But the Septuagint intimate, that “Saharim begot….after he had sent away Osim, and his wife Baara, and he begot of Ada,” &c. (Haydock) — He had perhaps retired into Moab, at the same time as Elimelech, Ruth i. (Tirinus) — Those who were sent away were men, according to the Hebrew, unless (Haydock) the word should be eas . (Du Hamel)

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Mehusim. Hebrew and Septuagint, “of Husim (ver. 8) he begot.”

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Ono was three miles from Lod, or Diospolis, (Lightfoot) built after the return from Babylon, (1 Esdras ii. 23.; Calmet) in the territory of Benjamin. (Menochius)

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And Sama. They are supposed to have been sons of Elphaal. (Calmet) — Aialon belonged to Dan, Josue xix. 42. But it was near Benjamin, (Menochius) and was probably occupied by people chiefly of that tribe. (Haydock) — Geth. We know not at what period.

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Baria, son of Elphaal. Whether the following were his brothers does not appear certain, as it seems more natural to have placed all his father’s children together, ver. 12., and 18.

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Semei; perhaps Sama, ver. 13. (Calmet) — Septuagint read, Samai. (Haydock)

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Sesac, probably mentioned in ver. 14. (Calmet) — Septuagint have “Sosek,” in both places.

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Families. Hebrew, “These were heads of the fathers by their generations, chief men. " (Protestants) (Haydock) — Jerusalem, probably after the captivity. We find none of these names from ver. 14, in the days of Josue; and it was not easy for people to establish themselves at Jerusalem, till David had expelled the Jebusites. (Calmet) — Yet we find that the tribes of Juda and Benjamin had seized the lower city long before, Josue xviii. 28. (Haydock)

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Dwelt. Literally, “they dwelt.” But Hebrew and Septuagint, “in Gabaon, dwelt the father of Gaboan,” (Haydock) who was called Jehiel, (chap. ix. 35.) or Abiel, 1 Kings ix. 1. (Calmet) — The following verses are repeated in the next chapter, (Haydock) and seem to have been originally the same; though now many variations occur, which shew that “every Hebrew letter” has not been preserved. (Kennicott)

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Baal. Add, “and Ner,” (ver. 33., and chap. ix. 36.) as the Septuagint have it here also.

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Zacher, or Zacharias, chap. ix. Hebrew omits the following name, as well as (Haydock) the end of the preceding one. (Kennicott) — The Alexandrian Septuagint has the same faults. But the Vatican retains Macelloth. (Haydock)

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Over-against, in the vicinity, while some remained at Gabaon. See Genesis xvi. 12. (Calmet) — The family of Cis resided at Gabaa, 1 Kings x. 26. (Menochius)

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Ner, son of Abiel, or of Jeheil, prince of Gabaon, ver. 29. (Haydock) — From Aphia sprung Bechorah, Seror, Abiel, (1 Kings ix.) who is also called Ner and Jehiel. He had Ner, the father of Abner, and Cis, father of Saul. (Menochius) — Abinadab, or Jessui, 1 Kings xiv. 49. (Calmet) — Esbaal, alias Isboseth. (Challoner) — The Hebrews avoid pronouncing the name of the idol, and substitute boseth, “confusion.” (Calmet) — Hence it is clear that many had two names. (Du Hamel)

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Meribbaal, alias Mephiboseth, 2 Kings iv. 4., (Challoner) and 2 Kings ix. (Menochius)

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Joada, or Jara, chap. ix. 42. (Calmet) — “Strange mistakes these!” (Kennicott)

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CHAPTER VIII.

Archers, particularly the natives of Gabaa, Judges xx. 16. Jonathan is praised for his skill, 2 Kings i. 22. (Menochius) — Benjamin. We might hence conclude that here ended the genealogy of that family. Yet we find it partly repeated in the following chapter, ver. 35. (Haydock)