1 Chronicles 8:28 BSB

1 Chronicles 8:28

All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

BSB

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ASV

These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

KJV

These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men,.... All from 1Ch 8:14, the sons of Elpaal and their sons: these dwelt in Jerusalem; part of which always belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, see Jos 15:63.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Many great and mighty nations were then upon earth, and many illustrious men in them, whose names are buried in perpetual oblivion, while the names of multitudes of the Israel of God, are here carefully preserved in everlasting remembrance: a figure of God's writing the names of his spiritual Israel, in the Lamb's book of life.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

These dwelt in Jerusalem--The ordinary and stated inhabitants of Jerusalem were Judahites, Benjamites, and Levites. But at the time referred to here, the chiefs or heads of the principal families who are enumerated (1Ch 8:14-27) established themselves in the city after their return from the captivity.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֵ֣לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
רָאשֵׁ֥י	ra.Shei	[were the] chiefs of	H7218 →
אָב֛וֹת	'a.Vot	fathers	H1 →
לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם	le.to.le.do.Tam	to generations their	H8435 →
רָאשִׁ֑ים	ra.Shim	chiefs	H7218 →
אֵ֖לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
יָשְׁב֥וּ	ya.she.Vu	they dwelt	H3427 →
בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס	vi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
leads to
- Judges 1:8
  Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 5:6–9
  Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Judges 1:21
  The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
Through
Nehemiah 11:1
Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining…
leads to
- Isaiah 48:2
  who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Isaiah 52:1
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Nehemiah 10:34
  We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our…
Through
Judges 1:21
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
leads to
- Joshua 15:63
  But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
Through
Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 21:14
  And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded,…

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