and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.
There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe. 1. As to the difficulties that occur in this and the foregoing genealogies we need not perplex ourselves. I presume Ezra took them as he found them in the books of the kings of Israel and Judah (Ezr 9:1), according as they were given in by the...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 8:1-32
And Ishpan, and Heber,.... And all that follow to the end of these verses: Eliel, Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, Iphedeiah, and Penuel, were the sons of Shashak, another son of Elpaal, Ch1 8:14.
1Ch 8:13-14 Heads of fathers'-houses of the tribe of Benjamin, who dwelt partly in Aijalon (1Ch 8:13) and partly in Jerusalem. - Their connection with the heads of fathers'-houses already mentioned is not clear. The names ושׁמע בּריעה might be taken fore a fuller enumeration of the sons of Elpaal (1Ch 8:12), were it not that the names enumerated from 1Ch 8:14 or 15 onwards...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 8:13-14