Chapter 5

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am 2294, etc. bc 1710, etc

he was 1Chr 2:1; Gen 29:32, Gen 46:8, Gen 49:3; Exod 6:14; Num 1:5, Num 16:1, Num 26:5

forasmuch Gen 35:22, Gen 49:4; Lev 18:8, Lev 20:11; Deut 27:20; 1Cor 5:1

birthright 1Chr 26:10; Gen 48:15-22; Deut 21:17; Col 1:15

and Gen 25:23; 1Sam 16:6-11

reckoned Josh 14:6


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Judah Gen 35:23, Gen 49:8-10; Num 2:3, Num 7:12; Josh 14:6; Judg 1:2; Ps 60:7, Ps 108:8; Mic 5:2; Matt 2:6; Heb 7:14; Rev 5:5

the chief ruler or, the prince, By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Gen 49:10). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king." 1Sam 16:1, 1Sam 16:10, 1Sam 16:12; 2Sam 8:15; Ps 78:68-71; Jer 23:5-6; Mic 5:2; Matt 2:6; Heb 7:14

birthright was Gen 49:26; Rom 8:29


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sons Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; Num 26:5-9

Hanoch Gen 25:4

Pallu Gen 46:9, Phallu, Num 26:5

Hezron Gen 46:9

Carmi 1Chr 4:1


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Joel 1Sam 8:2

Shemaiah 1Chr 9:16

Gog i.e. to cover; surmount; top; roof; extension; mountain, H1463, 1Chr 5:4; Ezek 38:2-3, Ezek 38:14, Ezek 38:16, Ezek 38:18, Ezek 39:1, Ezek 39:11, Ezek 39:15

Gog and Magog, Rev 20:8, belong to a different time to those spoken of in Ezekiel.

Shimei 2Sam 16:5


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Beerah i.e. a well, H880, After their separation from the house of David, the ten tribes continued to have princes of the tribes, till the time that Tiglath-pileser carried them captive; at which time Beerah, who according to the Targum was the same as Baruch, was their prince.

Tilgathpilneser 1Chr 5:26; 2Kgs 15:29, 2Kgs 16:7, Tiglath-pileser

Reubenites Num 26:7


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when the genealogy 1Chr 5:17


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Bela Gen 14:2

Azaz i.e. the strong one, H5811, Shema. Josh 15:26, or, Shemaiah, 1Chr 5:4

Aroer Num 32:34; Deut 2:36; Josh 13:15-21; Isa 17:2

Nebo Num 32:3; The city of Nebo was doubtless situated on or near the celebrated mountain of the same name, east of Jordan. Num 32:38; Deut 32:49, Deut 34:1; Isa 15:2

Baalmeon Num 32:38; Josh 13:17; Ezek 25:9


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unto the entering That is, unto the borders of Arabia Deserta, which extends to the Euphrates.

Euphrates 1Chr 18:3; Gen 2:14; 2Kgs 24:7

because Josh 22:8-9

Gilead 1Chr 5:16; 1Chr 26:31; Gen 31:23; Josh 22:9; 1Kgs 17:1


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am 2944, bc 1060

the Hagarites i.e. fugitives, 1Chr 5:19-20; Gen 21:9, Gen 25:12; 2Sam 24:6; Ps 83:6, Hagarenes, H1905, 1Chr 5:10, 1Chr 5:19-20; Ps 83:6, Also, 1Chr 11:38, Haggeri, 1Chr 27:31

throughout etc. Heb. upon all the face of the East


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the children The Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh are joined to the genealogy of Reuben, because they inhabited the same country, and formed a sort of separate colony east of Jordan.

Gad Gen 30:11, in the land Bashan, Num 21:33, Num 32:34-36; Deut 3:10-17; Josh 12:4, Josh 13:11, Josh 13:24-28; Ps 22:12

Salcah Josh 13:11


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Joel 1Sam 8:2

Shapham i.e. bald, H8223

Jaanai i.e. responsive, H3285, Shaphat. 1Chr 3:22

Bashan 1Chr 5:11; Num 21:33


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This verse is wanting both in the Syriac and Arabic.

Michael Dan 12:1

Meshullam 1Chr 9:12

Sheba 1Kgs 10:1

Jorai i.e. rainy, H3140

Jachan i.e. afflicted, H3275

Zia i.e. trembling; smelling, H2127, Heber. Gen 46:17


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Abihail Num 3:35

Huri i.e. nobleman, H2359

Jaroah i.e. making a sweet odor, H3386. Gilead. Gen 31:23

Michael Dan 12:1

Jeshishai i.e. aged, H3454

Jahdo i.e. together, H3163

Buz Gen 22:21


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Ahi i.e. brotherly, H277, 1Chr 5:15, 1Chr 7:34

Abdiel i.e. servant of God, H5661, Guni. Gen 46:24


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Gilead Gen 31:23

Bashan 1Chr 5:11

Sharon 1Chr 27:29; Song 2:1; Isa 35:2

their borders Heb. goings forth


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reckoned by genealogies 1Chr 5:7

Jotham Judg 9:5; 2Kgs 15:5, 2Kgs 15:32; 2Chr 27:1

Jeroboam 1Kgs 11:26; 2Kgs 14:16, 2Kgs 14:23, 2Kgs 14:28


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Reuben 1Chr 12:37; Gen 29:32; 2Kgs 10:33

Gadites Deut 3:12

Manasseh Gen 41:51

valiant men Heb. sons of valour, 1Sam 18:17 *marg. 2Sam 2:7 *marg.

to shoot 1Chr 8:40; 2Chr 14:8; Ps 7:13

four and forty Josh 4:12-13

that went Num 1:3


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made war 1Chr 5:10

the Hagarites The Hagarites, and these other tribes, were descendants of Hagar, and dwelt, according to Strabo, in Arabia Deserta.

Nephish 1Chr 1:31; Gen 25:15 * Naphish:


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And they 1Chr 5:22; Exod 17:11; Josh 10:14, Josh 10:42; 1Sam 7:12, 1Sam 19:15; Ps 46:1, Ps 146:5-6

for they cried 1Kgs 8:44-45; 2Chr 13:14-15, 2Chr 14:11-13, 2Chr 18:31, 2Chr 20:12, 2Chr 32:20-21

in the battle 1Kgs 22:32; 2Chr 13:13-14, 2Chr 14:10-11, 2Chr 18:31

because Ps 9:10, Ps 20:7-8, Ps 22:4-5, Ps 84:11-12; Jer 17:7-8; Nah 1:7; Eph 1:12


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took away Heb. led captive

camels The camel, in Hebrew gamal, retained with little variation in all languages, is, according to the Linnean system, a genus of quadrapeds of the order pecora; comprehending the camel, properly so called, with two prominences; the dromedary, with a single one; the lama, or Peruvian camel, with the back even and the breast gibbose, and the pacos, or camel without any gibbosity. The camel, properly so called, is about 6+ feet in height. Its head is small; ears short; neck long, slender, and bending; legs long and slender, having four callosities on the fore legs and two on the hinder, on which it rests; feet soft, parted, but not thoroughly divided; bottom of the foot tough and pliant; tail about two feet in length, terminating in a tuft; and hair fine, soft, of considerable length, and of a dusky reddish colour. Besides the same internal structure as other ruminating animals, it is furnished with an additional bag for containing a quantity of water till wanted.

men Heb. souls of men, Num 31:35; Ezek 27:13; Rev 18:13, souls, Heb. nephesh, Gen 12:5


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the war was of God Exod 14:14; Josh 23:10; Judg 3:2; 2Chr 32:8; Neh 4:20; Ps 24:8; Prov 22:3; Zech 14:3; Luke 14:31-32, Luke 22:36; Rom 8:31

they dwelt Num 32:33

steads 1Chr 4:41

until the captivity 1Chr 5:6, 1Chr 5:26; 2Kgs 15:29, 2Kgs 17:6


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Baalhermon Josh 13:29-31

Hermon Josh 13:11; Ps 133:3; Song 4:8


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famous men Heb. men of names, 1Chr 4:38


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and went Judg 2:17, Judg 8:33; 2Kgs 17:7-18; Hos 1:2, Hos 9:1; Rev 17:5

a whoring Exod 34:15; Judg 8:27; 2Kgs 17:7; 2Chr 21:11, 2Chr 21:13

after the gods Judg 2:12; 2Chr 25:14-15; Ps 106:34-39


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stirred up 2Sam 24:1; 2Chr 33:11; Ezra 1:5; Isa 10:5-6, Isa 13:2-5

Pul 2Kgs 15:19, Tiglath pileser

and brought them 2Kgs 17:6, 2Kgs 18:11, 2Kgs 19:12; Isa 37:12


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