The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
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The sons of Joel,.... Who was either the son of Carmi last mentioned, or rather of Hanoch, Reuben's firstborn, since the descendants of him were the princes of the tribe: his posterity in succession were, Shemaiah, Cog, Shimei, Micah, Reaia, Baal, Beerah; of whom we know no more than their names, and by these the descent is carried down to the captivity by Tiglathpileser, as follows.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
The sons of Joel - The line of succession here given must be broken by one great gap or several smaller ones, since nine generations before Tiglath-pileser would carry us back no further than the reign of Rehoboam.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
Perhaps he is mentioned as prince of the Reubenites at that time because he did not do his part to prevent the captivity. The enlargement of the coasts of this tribe.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
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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Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
