1 Chronicles 9:2

1 Chronicles 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:2

1All Israel was recorded in the genealogies in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The Israelites were taken away to Babylon as captives because they had sinned. The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⌞some⌟ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. 3Jerusalem was settled by descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh: 4From the descendants of Perez, son of Judah, was Uthai, who was the son of Ammihud, grandson of Omri, and great-grandson of Imri. (Imri’s father was Bani.)

1 Chronicles 9:2 word by word

וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִים֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים הַלְוִיִּ֖ם וְהַנְּתִינִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in their possessionsאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• in their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• and the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:2

• Ezra 2:70The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own cities. All the other Israelites settled in their own cities.
• Nehemiah 7:73The priests, Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and the rest of Israel settled in their own cities. When the seventh month came, the people of Israel were in their own cities.
• Nehemiah 11:3These were the officials of the province who settled in Jerusalem. Some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants settled in the cities of Judah. They lived on their own property in their own cities.
• Joshua 9:21The leaders said that they should be allowed to live. So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation, as the leaders had said.
• Ezra 2:43These temple servants returned from exile: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
• Ezra 8:20and 220 temple servants. ⌞They were descended⌟ from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.
• Nehemiah 7:60The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants totaled 392.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Now the first inhabitants - This is spoken of those who returned from the Babylonish captivity, and of the time in which they returned; for it is insinuated here that other persons afterwards settled at Jerusalem, though these mentioned here were the first on the return from the captivity. Properly speaking, the divisions mentioned in this verse constituted the whole of the Israelitish people, who were, ever since the days of Joshua, divided into the four…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The first inhabitants - i. e. the first inhabitants of the holy land after the return from the captivity. They are enumerated under four heads: (1) Israelites, i. e. the mass of the laity, whether belonging to the ten tribes or the two; (2) priests; (3) Levites; and (4) the lowest order of the ministry, the Nethinims. These last, whose name is derived from a root “to give,” were a sort of sacred slaves - persons “given” to the Levites to perform the more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The Chronicler explains how people and institutions returning from the exile in Babylon connected with the past. The Levites and priests are important in this summary of Israel. The Chronicler believes they were central to the nation's organization. They were vital to Israel's success as a nation with God as king. The Chronicler used ancient records from Moses and David (1 Chronicles 9:19–22) to describe each group's homeland and rank.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions--This chapter relates wholly to the first returned exiles. Almost all the names recur in Nehemiah (Ne 11:1-36), although there are differences which will be explained there. The same division of the people into four classes was continued after, as before the captivity; namely, the priests, Levites, natives, who now were called by the common name of Israelites, and the Nethinims (Jos 9:27; Ezr 2:43…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:2

• Nethinims

In the dictionaries

• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Nethinim
• Solomon's Servants
• Dan
• Jeuel
• sin, sinful, sinner, sinning

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