1 Chronicles 8:29

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
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the father: 1 Chronicles 9:35, 1 Chronicles 9:36, Jehiel

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:42 - the father of Hebron

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon,.... The builder of the city, and prince of the inhabitants of it, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25 whose name was Jehiel, 1 Chronicles 9:35,

(whose wife's name was Maachah;) of which name were many, see 1 Chronicles 2:48.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 8:29. And at Gibeon — This passage to the end of the 38th verse is found with a little variety in the names, 1 Chronicles 9:35-44.

The rabbins say that Ezra, having found two books that had these passages with a variety in the names, as they agreed in general, he thought best to insert them both, not being able to discern which was the best.

His general plan was to collate all the copies he had, and to follow the greater number when he found them to agree; those which disagreed from the majority were thrown aside as spurious; and yet, in many cases, probably the rejected copies contained the true text.

If Ezra proceeded as R. Sol. Jarchi says, he had a very imperfect notion of the rules of true criticism; and it is no wonder that he has left so many faults in his text.