Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Bible Commentaries
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible Whedon's Commentary
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Bibliographical Information
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/whe/1-chronicles-8.html. 1874-1909.
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https://studylight.org/
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Introduction
The Benjamite families registered in this chapter are supposed by Keil to have been separated from those of 1 Chronicles 7:6-11, because they were derived from another genealogical document. It is also probable, as Rawlinson suggests, that the writer had in view the historical portion of his work that commences with chapter 10. “As the history is to begin with Saul, the genealogical portion is made to end with an account of the family of this Benjamite monarch.” Compare 1 Chronicles 8:29-38, with 1 Chronicles 9:35-44. The tribe of Benjamin was more fortunate in preserving its records than were many of the tribes of Israel. Saul of Tarsus was able, as late as the New Testament times, to trace his lineage back to Benjamin. Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5.