1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Chronicles 8:1 | Now *Benjamin begot Bale, his first-born, Asbel, the second, Ahara, the third, Genesis 46:21.; 1 Paralipomenon 7:6. | Benjamin. Some farther particulars of his genealogy are given, for the honour of Saul; (Calmet) and many of those, who returned from captivity, are mentioned, 1 Esdras 10:11. (Sanctius) --- Bale, etc., are called Bela, (Menochius; 1 Paralipomenon 7:6.) Jadiel, and Ahiram, or Echi, Numbers 26:36., and Genesis xlvi. |
| I Chronicles 8:2 | Nohaa, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth. | Nohaa is probably styled Bechor; and Rapha, Ros, in Genesis. |
| I Chronicles 8:3 | And the sons of Bale were: Addar, and Gera, and Abiud, | Addar, Ared or Hered. (Calmet) |
| I Chronicles 8:4 | And Abisue, and Naaman, and Ahoe, | |
| I Chronicles 8:5 | And Gera, and Sephuphan, and Huram. | |
| I Chronicles 8:6 | These are the sons of Ahod, heads of families that dwelt in Gabaa, who were removed into Manahath. | Ahod, the judge, Judges 3:15. --- Manahath; the Menuchat, in the tribe of Juda, (chap. 2:54.) after the captivity. (Calmet) --- Abulensis thinks Manahath was in Moab, ver. 8. (Menochius) |
| I Chronicles 8:7 | And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera, he removed them, and begot Oza, and Ahiud. | And. Literally, "but," autem. (Haydock) --- The sentence is clearer without this particle. (Menochius) --- Naaman was the first-born of Ahod; and Gera prevailed on his brethren to leave Gabaa, (Tirinus) and was probably the father of Oza. (Calmet) |
| I Chronicles 8:8 | And Saharim begot in the land of Moab, after he sent away Husim and Bara, his wives. | Saharim. His father is not specified: but his was a Benjamite. (Menochius) --- Some force the Hebrew text to say that Ahod had three sons, whom he sent to form a colony at Manahath, and afterwards he had three others by his two wives, and at last, by Rodes, he had Jobab, etc. (Calmet) --- Begot. Protestants, "children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away: Hushim and Baara were his wives." But the Septuagint intimate, that "Saharim begot....after he had sent away Osim, and his wife Baara, and he begot of Ada," etc. (Haydock) --- He had perhaps retired into Moab, at the same time as Elimelech, Ruth 1:(Tirinus) --- Those who were sent away were men, (eos) according to the Hebrew, unless (Haydock) the word should be eas. (Du Hamel) |
| I Chronicles 8:9 | And he begot of Hodes, his wife, Jobab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchom, | |
| I Chronicles 8:10 | And Jehus, and Sechia, and Marma. These were his sons, heads of their families. | |
| I Chronicles 8:11 | And Mehusim begot Abitob, and Elphaal. | Mehusim. Hebrew and Septuagint, "of Husim (ver. 8) he begot." |
| I Chronicles 8:12 | And the sons of Elphaal: were Heber, and Misaam, and Samad: who built Ono, and Lod, and its daughters. | Ono was three miles from Lod, or Diospolis, (Lightfoot) built after the return from Babylon, (1 Esdras 2:23.; Calmet) in the territory of Benjamin. (Menochius) |
| I Chronicles 8:13 | And Baria, and Sama, were heads of their kindreds that dwelt in Aialon: these drove away the inhabitants of Geth. | And Sama. They are supposed to have been sons of Elphaal. (Calmet) --- Aialon belonged to Dan, Josue 19:42. But it was near Benjamin, (Menochius) and was probably occupied by people chiefly of that tribe. (Haydock) --- Geth. We know not at what period. |
| I Chronicles 8:14 | And Ahio, and Sesac, and Jerimoth, | |
| I Chronicles 8:15 | And Zabadia, and Arod, and Heder, | |
| I Chronicles 8:16 | And Michael, and Jespha, and Joha, the sons of Baria, | Baria, son of Elphaal. Whether the following were his brothers does not appear certain, as it seems more natural to have placed all his father's children together, ver. 12., and 18. |
| I Chronicles 8:17 | And Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Hezeci, and Heber, | |
| I Chronicles 8:18 | And Jesamari, and Jezlia, and Jobab, sons of Elphaal, | |
| I Chronicles 8:19 | And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi, | |
| I Chronicles 8:20 | And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial, | |
| I Chronicles 8:21 | And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of Semei. | Semei; perhaps Sama, ver. 13. (Calmet) --- Septuagint read, Samai. (Haydock) |
| I Chronicles 8:22 | And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel, | |
| I Chronicles 8:23 | And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan, | |
| I Chronicles 8:24 | And Hanania, and Elam, and Anathothia, | |
| I Chronicles 8:25 | And Jephdaia, and Phanuel the sons of Sesac. | Sesac, probably mentioned in ver. 14. (Calmet) --- Septuagint have "Sosek," in both places. |
| I Chronicles 8:26 | And Samsari, and Sohoria, and Otholia, | |
| I Chronicles 8:27 | And Jersia, and Alia, and Zechri, the sons of Jeroham. | |
| I Chronicles 8:28 | These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families, who dwelt in Jerusalem. | Families. Hebrew, "These were heads of the fathers by their generations, chief men." (Protestants) (Haydock) --- Jerusalem, probably after the captivity. We find none of these names from ver. 14, in the days of Josue; and it was not easy for people to establish themselves at Jerusalem, till David had expelled the Jebusites. (Calmet) --- Yet we find that the tribes of Juda and Benjamin had seized the lower city long before, Josue 18:28. (Haydock) |
| I Chronicles 8:29 | And *at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha: 1 Paralipomenon 9:35. | Dwelt. Literally, "they dwelt." But Hebrew and Septuagint, "in Gabaon, dwelt the father of Gaboan," (Haydock) who was called Jehiel, (chap. 9:35.) or Abiel, 1 Kings 9:1. (Calmet) --- The following verses are repeated in the next chapter, (Haydock) and seem to have been originally the same; though now many variations occur, which shew that "every Hebrew letter" has not been preserved. (Kennicott) |
| I Chronicles 8:30 | And his first-born son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Nadab, | Baal. Add, "and Ner," (ver. 33., and 1 Paralipomenon 9:36.) as the Septuagint have it here also. |
| I Chronicles 8:31 | And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher, and Macelloth. | Zacher, or Zacharias, 1 Paralipomenon 9. Hebrew omits the following name, as well as (Haydock) the end of the preceding one. (Kennicott) --- The Alexandrian Septuagint has the same faults. But the Vatican retains Macelloth. (Haydock) |
| I Chronicles 8:32 | And Macelloth begot Samaa: and they dwelt over-against their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren. | Over-against, in the vicinity, while some remained at Gabaon. See Genesis 16:12. (Calmet) --- The family of Cis resided at Gabaa, 1 Kings 10:26. (Menochius) |
| I Chronicles 8:33 | *And Ner begot Cis, and Cis begot Saul. And Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal. 1 Kings 14:51.; 1 Paralipomenon 9:39. | Ner, son of Abiel, or of Jeheil, prince of Gabaon, ver. 29. (Haydock) --- From Aphia sprung Bechorah, Seror, Abiel, (1 Kings ix.) who is also called Ner and Jehiel. He had Ner, the father of Abner, and Cis, father of Saul. (Menochius) --- Abinadab, or Jessui, 1 Kings 14:49. (Calmet) --- Esbaal, alias Isboseth. (Challoner) --- The Hebrews avoid pronouncing the name of the idol, and substitute boseth, "confusion." (Calmet) --- Hence it is clear that many had two names. (Du Hamel) |
| I Chronicles 8:34 | And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begot Micha. | Meribbaal, alias Mephiboseth, 2 Kings 4:4., (Challoner) and 2 Kings ix. (Menochius) |
| I Chronicles 8:35 | And the sons of Micha, were Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz. | |
| I Chronicles 8:36 | And Ahaz begot Joada: and Joada begot Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri: and Zamri begot Mosa, | Joada, or Jara, 1 Paralipomenon 9:42. (Calmet) --- "Strange mistakes these!" (Kennicott) |
| I Chronicles 8:37 | And Mosa begot Banaa, whose son was Rapha, of whom was born Elasa, who begot Asel. | |
| I Chronicles 8:38 | And Asel had six sons, whose names were Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Asel. | |
| I Chronicles 8:39 | And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam, the first-born, and Jehus, the second, and Eliphalet, the third. | |
| I Chronicles 8:40 | And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin. | Archers, particularly the natives of Gabaa, Judges 20:16. Jonathan is praised for his skill, 2 Kings 1:22. (Menochius) --- Benjamin. We might hence conclude that here ended the genealogy of that family. Yet we find it partly repeated in the following chapter, ver. 35. (Haydock) |