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These lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief <i>men</i>. These dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> heads of the fathers’ <i>houses</i> by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were heads of the fathers’ <i>households</i> according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These were heads of the fathers&#8217 households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These were heads of the fathers’ <i>households</i> according to their generations, chief men, who lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These were heads of the fathers’ <i>households</i> according to their generations, <i>the</i> heads who lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These [men] were heads of the fathers’ <i>households</i>, according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were family heads, chiefs according to their family records; they lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were heads of families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and lived in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />These were the family leaders in their ancestor's clan, and they and their descendants lived in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All of these were the leaders of ancestral households, chiefs according to their generations. They lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These were heads of ancestral houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] heads of fathers, by their generations, [the] heads. These dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are heads of fathers, by their generations, heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the heads of the fathers to their generations, heads. These dwelt in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These were the patriarchs and leaders of the families who were living in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These were family heads in their generations, chiefs who dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These were the heads of ancestral houses, according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, opposite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These are Heads of the fathers for their generations, these of those first dwelling in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> heads of families, chiefs according to their generations: these dwelt in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2649" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">All these</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">were heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of families,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šîm (N-mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the chiefs</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8435.htm" title="8435: lə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Generations. Or toldah; from yalad; descent, i.e. Family; history.">according to their genealogies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yā·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and they lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: ḇî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-35.htm">1 Chronicles 9:35-44</a></span><br />Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. / Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, / Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">1 Samuel 9:1-2</a></span><br />Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. / And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-49.htm">1 Samuel 14:49-51</a></span><br />Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter). / His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner. / Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-14.htm">2 Samuel 21:14</a></span><br />And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-21.htm">1 Samuel 10:21</a></span><br />Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-2.htm">1 Samuel 13:2</a></span><br />He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm">1 Samuel 31:2</a></span><br />The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">2 Samuel 2:8-9</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, / and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a></span><br />After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-7.htm">1 Samuel 22:7</a></span><br />Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">1 Samuel 9:21</a></span><br />Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-50.htm">1 Samuel 14:50</a></span><br />His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-24.htm">1 Samuel 10:24</a></span><br />Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">1 Samuel 15:1</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelled in Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">smelt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a></b></br> As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a></b></br> And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which <i>is</i> Jerusalem, Gibeath, <i>and</i> Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This <i>is</i> the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21</a></b></br> And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/8-20.htm">1 Chronicles 8:20</a></b></br> And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a></b></br> <i>As</i> the mountains <i>are</i> round about Jerusalem, so the LORD <i>is</i> round about his people from henceforth even for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-34.htm">1 Chronicles 9:34</a></b></br> These chief fathers of the Levites <i>were</i> chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-3.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Families</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-40.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-9.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Households</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-32.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-9.htm">Listed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">Principal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-40.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-29.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">Families</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Households</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-32.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-9.htm">Listed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">Principal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-34.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-1.htm">The sons and chief men of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-33.htm">The stock of Saul and Jonathan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>All these were heads of families</b><br>This phrase indicates the importance of family leadership in ancient Israelite society. The term "heads of families" refers to the patriarchal structure where the eldest male typically held authority over the extended family. This structure is seen throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the role of family heads in maintaining lineage and heritage, as seen in <a href="/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a> with the Table of Nations. The heads of families were responsible for the spiritual and social welfare of their households, a role that is echoed in the New Testament with the leadership responsibilities of elders and deacons in the church (<a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm">1 Timothy 3:4-5</a>).<p><b>the chiefs according to their genealogies</b><br>Genealogies were crucial in Israel for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and tribal affiliation. The mention of "chiefs" highlights their leadership roles within their tribes and clans. Genealogies served as a record of God's covenant faithfulness, tracing the lineage from Adam through the patriarchs to the tribes of Israel. This is evident in the genealogies of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>, which affirm His rightful place in the line of David and Abraham, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's lineage (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).<p><b>and they lived in Jerusalem</b><br>Jerusalem holds significant historical and theological importance as the political and spiritual center of Israel. It was the city chosen by God for His temple, as seen in <a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a>, and became the capital under King David. Living in Jerusalem signified a place of privilege and responsibility, as it was the heart of worship and governance. The city's centrality is further emphasized in prophecies concerning the New Jerusalem in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>, symbolizing God's eternal dwelling with His people. The presence of these family heads in Jerusalem underscores their role in maintaining the city's religious and cultural heritage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/heads_of_the_families.htm">Heads of the Families</a></b><br>These individuals were leaders within their respective family groups, responsible for guiding and managing family affairs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chiefs.htm">Chiefs</a></b><br>These were prominent figures or leaders within the tribe, holding positions of authority and influence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/genealogies.htm">Genealogies</a></b><br>The recorded lineage or family history, which was crucial for establishing identity and inheritance rights in Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central city of Israel, significant both politically and spiritually, serving as the capital and the location of the Temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_leadership.htm">Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>The role of family heads and chiefs underscores the importance of leadership within the community. Godly leadership is essential for guiding families and communities in righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_genealogy.htm">Significance of Genealogy</a></b><br>Genealogies are not just historical records; they reflect God's faithfulness in preserving His people and fulfilling His promises through generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/centrality_of_jerusalem.htm">Centrality of Jerusalem</a></b><br>Living in Jerusalem was significant for the Israelites, as it was the center of worship and God's presence. Our lives should also be centered around God's presence and His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a></b><br>The passage highlights the importance of community and identity. As believers, we are part of a spiritual family with a shared heritage in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_differing_genealogies.htm">How can we reconcile 1 Chronicles 23:6-23 with other genealogical lists that appear to differ in both names and numbers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_benjamin's_tallies_differ.htm">1 Chronicles 7:6-11 - Why do these tribal tallies for Benjamin differ from similar counts in Numbers and other books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_tola's_line_reach_22,600_warriors.htm">1 Chronicles 7:2 - How could Tola's descendants realistically grow to a force of 22,600 mighty warriors at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_shaharaim's_moab_claim_verifiable.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:8, how historically or archaeologically verifiable is the claim that Shaharaim fathered children in Moab?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) T<span class= "bld">hese were . . . chief men.</span>--<span class= "ital">These were: chiefs of clans; according to their birth-rolls, chiefs.</span> All the names from <a href="/1_chronicles/8-14.htm" title="And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,">1Chronicles 8:14</a> to <a href="/1_chronicles/8-27.htm" title="And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.">1Chronicles 8:27</a> are included in this summation. The repetition of the word "chiefs" (Heb., <span class= "ital">heads</span>) is peculiar. The writer can hardly have meant other than to warn his readers against the idea that the preceding names represent individual members of single families, whereas, in truth, they are "heads of clans." ("Heads" in Hebrew may denote "companies," or "divisions," as at <a href="/judges/7-16.htm" title="And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.">Judges 7:16</a>, "And he divided the three hundred men into three heads.")<p><span class= "bld">These dwelt in Jerusalem.</span>--This statement contrasts the five branches of Benjamin, whose sub-divisions have just been enumerated, with the clans that dwelt in Geba and Manahath (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-6.htm" title="And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:">1Chronicles 8:6</a>), in Moab (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/8-9.htm" title="And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,">1Chronicles 8:9-10</a>), in Lod and Ono (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-12.htm" title="The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:">1Chronicles 8:12</a>), and in Ajalon (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm" title="Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:">1Chronicles 8:13</a>), as well as with those who dwelt in Gibeou. (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-29.htm" title="And at Gibeon dwelled the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:">1Chronicles 8:29</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">These dwelt in Jerusalem</span> (<a href="/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2-9</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1-4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">All these</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were heads</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of families,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָב֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chiefs</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשִׁ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to their genealogies,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8435.htm">Strong's 8435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Descent, family, history</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they lived</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשְׁב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 8:28 These were heads of fathers' houses throughout (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 8:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 8:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 8:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 8:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>