God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 9:5
5From the descendants of Shilah were Asaiah (the firstborn) and his sons.
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
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.) From the descendants of Shilah were Asaiah (the firstborn) and his sons. 6And from the descendants of Zerah were Jeuel and their relatives, 690 in all. 7From the descendants of Benjamin were Sallu (son of Meshullam, grandson of Hodaviah, and great-grandson of Hassenuah),
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וּמִן־הַשִּׁ֣ילוֹנִ֔י עֲשָׂיָ֥ה הַבְּכ֖וֹר וּבָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:5
- Numbers 26:20The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.
- Nehemiah 11:5Maaseiah was the son of Baruch, who was the son of Col Hozeh, who was the son of Hazaiah, who was the son of Adaiah, who was the son of Joiarib, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Shiloni.
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
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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
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