1 Chronicles 9:5

1 Chronicles 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
• New International Version (NIV)Of the Shelanites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:5

3Some people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem. Those people included: Uthai, son of Ammihud and grandson of Omri. Omri was Imri's son. Imri was Bani's son. Bani was a descendant of Judah's son, Perez. From the clan of Judah's son Shelah, there were Asaiah and his sons. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family. 6From the clan of Judah's son Zerah, there was Jeuel. There were 690 people from Judah's tribe who returned. 7From Benjamin's tribe, there was: Sallu, the son of Meshullam and grandson of Hodaviah, who was Hassenuah's son.

1 Chronicles 9:5 word by word

וּמִן־הַשִּׁ֣ילוֹנִ֔י עֲשָׂיָ֥ה הַבְּכ֖וֹר וּבָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the Shilonitesשִׁילֹנִיshîylônîy shîylônîy shilônîy · ShiloniteH7888
• Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה‛ăώâyâh · AsaiahH6222
• the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:5

• Numbers 26:20The tribe of Judah had these clans: Shelah's family, Perez's family, Zerah's family,
• Nehemiah 11:5Maaseiah, son of Baruch and Col-Hozeh's grandson. His other ancestors were: Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib and Zechariah. They were descendants of Judah's son, Shelah.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9lived in Jerusalem: Jerusalem was always central to Israel. People from all tribes lived there, both before and after the exile in Babylon. This statement confirms that some members of the northern tribes returned from exile.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:5

• Asaiah
• Shelanites
• Shilonite

In the dictionaries

• Shilonite
• Abiasaph
• Asaiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Maaseiah
• Shelah
• Dan

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary