1 Chronicles 8:28

Contextual Overview

¹Benjamin fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third, ¹ Binyamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Achrach the third, ¹ Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, ¹ Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, ¹ Benjamin was the father of Bela, his first son. Ashbel was his second son, Aharah was his third, ¹ Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third, ¹Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, ¹ And Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, ¹ Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, ¹ Beniamin also begate Bela his eldest sonne, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Bible Verse Review
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dwelt: Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:28, Judges 1:21, Nehemiah 11:1, Nehemiah 11:7-9

Jerusalem: Jerusalem, the ancient capital of Judea, is situated in long. 35 degrees 20 minutes e, lat. 31 degrees 47 minutes 47 seconds n; and, according to the best authorities, 136 miles sw of Damascus, 34 miles s of Shechem or Nablous, 45 miles e of Jaffa, 27 miles n of Hebron, and about 20 miles w of Jericho. The city of Jerusalem was built on hills, and encompassed with mountains - Psalms 125:2, in a stony and barren soil, and was about sixteen furlongs in length, say Strabo. The ancient city of Jebus, taken by David from the Jebusites, was not large, and stood on a mountain south of that on which the temple was erected. Here David built a new city, called the city of David, wherein was the royal palace. Between these two mountains lay the valley of Millo, filled up by David and Solomon; and after the reign of Manasseh, another city is mentioned, called the second. The Maccabees considerably enlarged Jerusalem on the north, enclosing a third hill; and Josephus mentions a fourth hill, called Bezetha, which Agrippa joined to the former: this new city lay north of the temple, along the brook Kidron. See note on 1 Chronicles 9:34.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief [men],.... All from 1 Chronicles 8:14, the sons of Elpaal and their sons:

these dwelt in Jerusalem; part of which always belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, see Joshua 15:63.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These dwelt in Jerusalem - Jerusalem was partly within the limits of the tribe of Benjamin Joshua 18:28; but we do not hear of Benjamites inhabiting it until after the return from the captivity 1 Chronicles 9:3; Nehemiah 11:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 8:28. These were heads of the fathers — On the following verses Dr. Kennicott has laboured hard to restore the true reading. See his detailed comparison of these and their parallel passages in his Hebrew Bible, vol. ii., p. 667.