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 Living Translation (NLT)The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:2

1So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim. 3Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: 4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah.

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 2:70So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
• Nehemiah 7:73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
• Nehemiah 11:3These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities—Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinim, and descendants of Solomon’s servants.)
• Joshua 9:21And the rulers said to them, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them.”
• Ezra 2:43The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
• Ezra 8:20also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name.
• Nehemiah 7:60All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.

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