1 Chronicles 9:9

1 Chronicles 9:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and their kinsmen according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers' houses according to their fathers' houses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and their brethren, according to their generations—nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of a father’s house in their fathers’ houses.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:9

7From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah, 8and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses. 10From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God;

1 Chronicles 9:9 word by word

וַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ לְתֹ֣לְדוֹתָ֔ם תְּשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֑ה כָּל־אֵ֣לֶּה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֖וֹת לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• and their relativesאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• according to their generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• 956תֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• 956מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• 956חֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
• housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The discrepancy between the numbers here and in Nehemiah Nehemiah 11:8 may arise from corruption. So in 1 Chronicles 9:13, 1 Chronicles 9:22.Read the comment
• 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

In the dictionaries

• Abiasaph
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Dan
• Jeroham

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