1 Chronicles 8:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, ”

• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The reason of this return to the genealogy of the Benjamites seems to be the desire to connect the genealogical introduction with the historical body of the work. As the history is to begin with Sa...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Now Benjamin (a) begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, (a) He continues in the description of the tribe of Benjamin, because his purpose is to set forth the genealogy of...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogi...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Benjamin. This tribe is now dealt with, and brought down to Saul and Jonathan. The date of writing is Post-Exilic. See 1 Chronicles 8:28 ; 1 Chronicles 9:3 ; 1 Chronicles 9:27 , and compare with...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Now Benjamin begat, etc. - See what has been said on the preceding chapter, 1 Chronicles 7:6 (note).

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Now Benjamin begat ... This chapter contains some supplementary particulars, in addition to what has been alrea...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Now Benjamin, etc.] The names of Benjamin's descendants are repeated (with some variants) from 1 Chronicles 7:7 ., in order to lead up to the mention of Saul ( 1 Chronicles 8:33 ), the predecessor...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  THE SONS OF BENJAMIN AND BELA ( 1 Chronicles 8:1-5 ). (See Notes on 1 Chronicles 7:6-7 .) Bela his first-born. — The Hebrew word for “firstborn” in Genesis 46:21 may have been turned into the...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This whole chapter constitutes a fuller account of the house of Benjamin. It seems to be a collection of names and very little more. Among them, however, after the name of the founder, Benjamin, two...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS This chapter takes up the subject of the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. In the preceding chapter, we had the introduction to this register of the Benjamites. Here it is again prosecute...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn ,.... See 1 Chronicles 7:6 . The genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin is reviewed, because it joined and kept close with Judah in the worship of God, went into c...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Ver. 1. Aharah. ] Alias Ahiram, Num 26:38 and Ehi. Gen 46:21

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Now Benjamin begat Bela He had spoken something of this tribe before, chap. 1 Chronicles 7:6 ; but now he treats of it again, and that more fully and exactly: partly for Saul's sake, who was of th...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Genealogies. B. C. 1660.       1 Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Ah...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 8 The sons and chief men of Benjamin, 1 Chronicles 8:1-32 . The stock of Saul and Jonathan, 1 Chronicles 8:33-40 . He had spoken something of the tribe of Benjamin before...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] Benjamin , son of Bilhan ( 1 Chronicles 7:10 ), great-grandson of son of Jacob. Posterity given on account of history of Saul. This tribe remained faithful during the revolt of the...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Chronicles 8:1 . Benjamin, whose posterity are here copiously recorded, because of Saul's family; because they remained in the kingdom of Judah after the secession of the ten tribes, and because...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now Benjamin begat Bela his first-born Readings between the lines I. That alliances often end in entanglements and entail unconsidered consequences. Shaharaim went into Moab and there married...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION This chapter carries us back to the tribe of Benjamin, partly dealt with already ( 1 Chronicles 7:6-13 ). The tribe is reverted to for the same kind of reason that called for our 1 C...

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Now, Benjamin begat Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third,

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• 1 Chronicles 8:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 7:6-12 ; Genesis 46:21 ; Numbers 26:38

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