Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
the Third Week after Epiphany
the Third Week after Epiphany
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Bible Commentaries
Wesley's Explanatory Notes Wesley's Notes
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Bibliographical Information
Wesley, John. "Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/wen/1-chronicles-8.html. 1765.
Wesley, John. "Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/
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Verse 6
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:
These — These following, verse7, because he here speaks of them who were removed. He describes the sons of Benjamin by the places of their habitation, without an exact account of their parents; because their genealogies were broken by that almost total extirpation of this tribe, Judges 20:29-48.
Verse 28
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
Heads of the fathers, … — Particular notice is taken of these, that others, at their return from captivity, might be induced to settle there too, which it seems few were willing to do, because it was the post of danger. Many great and mighty nations were then upon earth, and many illustrious men in them, whose names are buried in perpetual oblivion, while the names of multitudes of the Israel of God, are here carefully preserved in everlasting remembrance: a figure of God’s writing the names of his spiritual Israel, in the Lamb’s book of life.
Verse 40
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
Archers — Heb. that tread the bow; for the bows of steel, which these used, required great strength to bend them; which therefore they did by treading the bow with their feet, and pulling the string with both their hands.