1 Chronicles 9:3
in 1 Chronicles 9These were some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
KJV
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 9
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin,.... Of which tribes were the largest number that went into, and returned out of, captivity: and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh; such of those tribes who had joined the others when Jeroboam introduced his idolatry, or had fled to them when Samaria was besieged and taken by Shalmaneser, and so went into captivity with Judah, and now returned; and as many of them as took the advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus, who were carried captive with the ten tribes.
This site's exposition
Now the first to resettle their own property
on 1 Chronicles 9:2-9
The list sorts by class: Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. The same four groups reappear at Nehemiah 11:3 to 19, and Barnes reads both writers as drawing on one fuller document. Gill notes that verse 3 has descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh living together in Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh
Gill holds that the descendants from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem had joined Judah before the exile and returned with it. Henry hears Hosea 1:11 here. Nehemiah 11:4 to 19 gives the parallel list of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin in Jerusalem.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It was foretold that the children of Judah and of Israel should be gathered together and come up out of the land ( Hos. i. 11 ), and that they should be one nation again, Ezek. xxxvii.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The correspondence and the diversity between the account here and in Nehemiah Neh. 11:4-19 are explained by the probability that both writers drew from a common and fuller document. They selected, in some instances, different names, or names which are now different through corruption; and they frequently expressed the genealogies of the same persons differently, both going on the principle of compression by means of omissions, but omitting from their lists different links of the chain.
And in Jerusalem dwelt - Several of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, took advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem, and so mingled with the Israelites, and those to whom Jerusalem had previously appertained; and this was necessary in order to provide a sufficient population for so large a city.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of its violations.
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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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | uvirushalim | and in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| יָשְׁב֔וּ | yashevu | they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| מִן־ | min- | some of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and some of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בִנְיָמִ֑ן | vinyamin | Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and some of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶפְרַ֖יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ | umenasheh | and Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and in Jerusalem
uvirushalimH3389 →643 times
יָשְׁב֔וּthey dwelt
yashevuH3427 →1079 times
מִן־some of
min-H4480 →1188 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּמִן־and some of
umin-H4480 →1188 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
בִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjamin
vinyaminH1144 →166 times
וּמִן־and some of
umin-H4480 →1188 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃and Manasseh
umenashehH4519 →146 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
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…
- Nehemiah 11:18
The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
- Matthew 4:5
Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
- Isaiah 48:2
Through
2 Chronicles 11:16Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 15:9
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when…
- 2 Chronicles 15:9
Through
2 Chronicles 30:11Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 30:18
A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD,…
- 2 Chronicles 30:21
The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments…
- 2 Chronicles 30:18
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Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- PlaceJudeaEphraimThe town near the wilderness where Jesus withdrew with His disciples before the last Passover (John 11:54).
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Berean Standard Bible, Nehemiah 11:4 to 19; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.