1 Crônicas 8
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1 Crônicas 8
NJB (LXX versing) Genealogy of Benjamin The Family Tree of King Saul of Benjamin The Descendants of Benjamin The Descendants of Benjamin The Line of Benjamin 8:1-28 8:1-28 8:1-28 8:1-2 8:1-5 8:3-5 In Geba 8:6-7 8:6-7 In Moab 8:8-10 8:8-10 In Ono and Lod 8:11 8:11-12 8:12 Benjamin in Gath and Aijalon In Aijalon 8:13-16 8:13 8:14a In Jerusalem Benjamin in Jerusalem 8:14b-16 8:17-18 8:17-18 8:19-21 8:19-21 8:22-25 8:22-25 8:26-27 8:26-27 8:28 8:28 Benjamin in Gibeon and Jerusalem In Gibeon 8:29-32 8:29-40 8:29-40 8:29-32 8:29-32 Genealogy of King Saul The Family of King Saul Saul and His Family 8:33-40 8:33-34 8:33-38 8:35-37 8:38-39 8:39 8:40 8:40a 8:40b Etc. CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS This is another genealogy of Benjamin (cf. Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38-41; 1 Chr. 7:6-12). It provides new information. Benjamin is significant because he was the youngest son of Rachel, Jacob's favorite wife, and the baby of the family the first judge, Ehud, was from this tribe (cf. Judges 3) King Saul was from the tribe (cf. 1 Chr. 8:33-40) it formed the boundary between Judah and Ephraim From the chart of paragraph divisions, notice how the NJB shows the geographical information Geba ‒ 1 Chr. 8:6-7 Moab ‒ 1 Chr. 8:8-11 Ono and Lod ‒ 1 Chr. 8:11-12 Aijalon ‒ 1 Chr. 8:13-14a Jerusalem ‒ 1 Chr. 8:14b-28 Gibeon ‒ 1 Chr. 8:29-32 The opening verses may refer to children born in Egypt.
1 Crônicas 8:1-28
8:3 "Addar" In Gen. 46:21, "Ehi" and in Num. 26:40 he is named "Ard." ▣ "Abihud" The UBS Text Project (p. 410) gives this reading an "A" rating (very high probability). In Jdgs. 3:15 Ehud is listed as a son of Gera. The Hebrew of the name "Abihud" can be divided into "father of Ehud" (cf. NEB, NJB). 8:6-27 The NASB Study Bible, p. 565, says this list of the descendants of Ehud is found only here. 8:6 "Ehud" He was the famous left handed Benjamite judge who killed the King of Moab and delivered Israel (cf. Judges 3). ▣ "the heads of fathers' households" This phrase is repeated several times (cf. 1 Chr. 8:8,10,13; 9:9). It could mean all the ones listed were firstborn all the ones listed were tribal leaders ▣ "they carried them into exile to Manahath" It is unsure "who," "when" and "where" were connected to this event. 1 Chronicles 8:7 seems to make it an inter-tribal rivalry. 8:7 "he carried them into exile" The LXX and NRSV have a name here, "Heglam," a name that does not appear elsewhere in the OT. 8:8 "after he had sent away Hushim and Baara" This VERB (BDB 1018, KB 1511, Piel INFINITIVE) is often used of divorce (cf. Deut. 22:19; 24:1,3; Jer. 3:1; Mal. 2:16). 8:9 "Hodesh his wife" By just a change of vowels, this proper name (BDB 295) can mean "his new wife" (BDB 294, NJB). 8:12 "Shemed" The LXX has "Shemer." The names in 1 Chr 8:12 may be related to the names in 1 Chr. 8:17,18,21. 8:14 "Ahio" The name (BDB 26) can be understood as "his brother" (BDB 26). This is how the LXX and NJB translate it. However, the name (not the same person) also appears in 1 Chr. 8:31.
1 Crônicas 8:29-32
8:29 "Gibeon" Before David's rise to power, the tent of meeting was located at Gibeon (cf. 1 Chr. 16:39; 21:29). Solomon went there to sacrifice and pray in 1 Kgs. 3:3-9. This list related to Saul (1 Chr. 8:29-38) is repeated in 1 Chr. 9:35-44. The Chronicler is very interested in the first king of the United Monarchy, as he is the second king, David, and his son Solomon. ▣ ""Jeiel the father of Gibeon" The NASB supplies this name from 1 Chr. 9:35-36, as do the NRSV, TEV, and NJB. ▣ "Maacah" This is the great-grandmother of Saul. This name also refers to a region near Mt. Hermon (Deut. 3:14; Jos. 12:5; 13:11,13). 8:30 The name "Ner," which is a son of Jeiel, is not mentioned in this list but is in 1 Chr. 9:36. 8:31 "Zecher" This same person is named "Zechariah" in 1 Chr. 9:37. ▣ There is a name, "Mikloth," added to the list in 1 Chr. 9:37, which sets the context for 1 Chr. 8:32. 8:32 "Shimeah" In 1 Chr. 9:38, he is named "Shimeam."
1 Crônicas 8:33-40
8:33 "Saul. . .Jonathan" Saul is the first king of the United Monarchy (cf. 1 Samuel 9). His son, Jonathan, was David's close friend (cf. 1 Samuel 18). ▣ "Eshbaal" This son of Saul is known as "Ishbosheth" in 2 Sam. 2:8. His name ("man of Ba'al) may have been changed in derision because of "ba'al," the male Canaanite fertility god's name. The word "bosheth" means "shame." Ishbosheth means "man of shame" (cf. 2 Samuel 2-4). 8:34 "Merib-baal" In 2 Sam. 4:4 he is called "Mephibosheth." Notice that this is another name that was changed because of "ba'al" (i.e., bosheth = shame, cf. Jer. 3:24; 11:13, cf. NIDOTTE, vol. 1, p. 626). The name Merib-baal can mean Merib ‒ opponent or adversary of Ba'al one who contends for Ba'al Meri ‒ loved by Ba'al He was Jonathan's son. He was handicapped and David helped him because of his love for his father (cf. 2 Samuel 9) and a way to keep the tribes unified. 8:35 "Tarea" In 1 Chr. 9:41 he is called "Tahrea." 8:36 "Jehoaddah" In the LXX and 1 Chr. 9:42 he is called "Jarah." 8:37 "Raphah" In the LXX and 1 Chr. 9:43 he is called "Rephaiah." 8:38 "Bocheru" This possibly should be "firstborn" (BDB 114, cf. NJB). Most English translations and 1 Chr. 9:44, have a person's name so that the number will add up to the stated "six." 8:40 "archers" The famous left-handed archers of Benjamin are mentioned often (cf. 1 Chr. 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17).