53 And the families H4940 of Kirjathjearim; H7157 the Ithrites, H3505 and the Puhites, H6336 and the Shumathites, H8126 and the Mishraites; H4954 of them came H3318 the Zareathites, H6882 and the Eshtaulites. H848
And in the valley, H8219 Eshtaol, H847 and Zoreah, H6881 and Ashnah, H823
Then his brethren H251 and all the house H1004 of his father H1 came down, H3381 and took H5375 him, and brought him up, H5927 and buried H6912 him between Zorah H6881 and Eshtaol H847 in the buryingplace H6913 of Manoah H4495 his father. H1 And he judged H8199 Israel H3478 twenty H6242 years. H8141
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Commentary on 1 Chronicles 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
We have now come to what was principally intended, the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, that were to "dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations.' Here we have,
The best exposition we can have of this and the following chapters, and which will give the clearest view of them, is found in those genealogical tables which were published with some of the first impressions of the last English Bible about 100 years ago, and continued for some time; and it is a pity but they were revived in some of our later editions, for they are of great use to those who diligently search the scriptures. They are said to be drawn up by that great master in scripture-learning, Mr. Hugh Broughton. We meet with them sometimes in old Bibles.
1Ch 2:1-17
Here is,
1Ch 2:18-55
The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else. It should seem, the tribe of Judah were more full and exact in their genealogies than any other of the tribes, in which we must acknowledge a special providence, for the clearing of the genealogy of Christ.