1 Chronicles 8:28
in 1 Chronicles 8All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Chronicles 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThese 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.
This site's exposition
All these were heads of families
The long roll closes with one summary: these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown place these Benjamite chiefs among those who resettled in Jerusalem after the captivity, alongside families of Judah and the Levites.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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 Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
These were heads of the fathers - On the following verses Dr. Kennicott has labored hard to restore the true reading. See his detailed comparison of these and their parallel passages in his Hebrew Bible, vol. ii., p. 667.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
These dwelt in Jerusalem - Jerusalem was partly within the limits of the tribe of Benjamin Jos 18:28; but we do not hear of Benjamites inhabiting it until after the return from the captivity 1Ch 9:3; Neh 11:4.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And in Gibeon dwelt the leader of Gibeon This section until (verse 38): “..all these were the sons of Azel,” is written twice in this Book.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֥י | rashei | [were the] chiefs of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| אָב֛וֹת | ʾavot | fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם | letoledotam | to generations their | H8435 → | 39 times |
| רָאשִׁ֑ים | rashim | chiefs | H7218 → | 599 times |
| אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| יָשְׁב֥וּ | yashevu | they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס | virushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
אֵ֣לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
רָאשֵׁ֥י[were the] chiefs of
rasheiH7218 →599 times
אָב֛וֹתfathers
ʾavotH1 →1212 times
לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖םto generations their
letoledotamH8435 →39 times
רָאשִׁ֑יםchiefs
rashimH7218 →599 times
אֵ֖לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
יָשְׁב֥וּthey dwelt
yashevuH3427 →1079 times
בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סin Jerusalem
virushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 15:63But 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.
it 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 separate 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 separate 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.
- Judges 1:8
Through
Nehemiah 11:1Now 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…
it 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…
- Isaiah 48:2
Through
Judges 1:21The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
it 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.
- Joshua 15:63
Through
Joshua 18:28Zelah, 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.
it 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,…
- 2 Samuel 21:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.