1 Chronicles 8
Summary for 1Chr 8:1-40: 8:1-40 a The genealogy of Benjamin’s descendants brings the genealogies to a close. The record began with Judah, the tribe of David; it ends with Benjamin, the tribe of Saul.8:3 b Gera, Abihud: As translated, Bela had two sons named Gera (8:3 c, 5 d), an unusual situation. If the rendering suggested in the NLT note is correct, the second Gera was the first Gera’s son.
Summary for 1Chr 8:6-28: 8:6-28 e This list reports the militia from the clans of Ehud (8:6-7 f) and Shaharaim (8:8-28 g), who lived in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
8:7 h This exile is unknown; it might have been a voluntary emigration from the territory of Benjamin, perhaps during the period of the judges.
Summary for 1Chr 8:29-32: 8:29-32 i This list gives the militia that resided at Gibeon, although some of them had moved to Jerusalem.
Summary for 1Chr 8:33-40: 8:33-40 j The Chronicler concludes his record of Benjamin’s history with the genealogy of Saul, beginning two generations before Saul and extending through Merib-baal (=Mephibosheth; see study note on 2 Sam 4:4) and down to the families of Azel and Eshek (1 Chr 8:38-40 k). Micah (8:35 l) lived in the time of Solomon, and Ulam (8:39 m) lived near the end of the kingdom of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem. Thus, Saul is connected with his larger tribal history and with a noble heritage that carried on throughout the kingdom period.
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