Ver. 19-21. And Jakim,.... With all the rest in these verses, namely, Zichri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zilthai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath, were the sons of Shimhi, the same with Shema brother of Beriah, and son of Elpaal, 1 Chronicles 8:13.
Ver. 22-25. And Ishpan, and Heber,.... And all that follow to the end of these verses, Eliel, Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, Iphedeiah, and Penuel, were the sons of Shashak, another son of Elpaal, 1 Chronicles 8:14.
Ver. 26,27. And Shamsherai,.... Who, with those next mentioned, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaresiah, Eliah, and Zichri, [were the sons of] Jeroham, who perhaps is the same with Jerimoth, another son of Elpaal, 1 Chronicles 8:14 who makes a considerable figure in this genealogy. Kimchi observes that it is a tradition (q) that this Eliah is Elijah the...
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief [men],.... All from 1 Chronicles 8:14, the sons of Elpaal and their sons: these dwelt in Jerusalem; part of which always belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, see Joshua 15:63.
And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon,.... The builder of the city, and prince of the inhabitants of it, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25 whose name was Jehiel, 1 Chronicles 9:35, (whose wife's name was Maachah;) of which name were many, see 1 Chronicles 2:48.
Ver. 30,31. And his firstborn son Abdon,.... That is, Jehiel's, the father or prince of Gibeon; other sons follow: Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, and Zacher; called Zechariah, 1 Chronicles 9:37 and between Baal and Nadab, Ner is placed, 1 Chronicles 9:36 and another son is added at the end of 1 Chronicles 9:37, Mikloth next mentioned.
And Mikloth begat Shimeah,.... Called Shimeam, 1 Chronicles 9:38 and these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them; in another part of the city, right beside them.
And Ner begat Kish,.... Who also is called Abiel, as the Targum here adds; for Ner had two names, as other Jewish writers likewise say (r), see 1 Samuel 9:1, and Kish begat Saul; the first king of Israel, for whose sake chiefly the genealogy of Benjamin is revised and enlarged in this chapter: and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab,...
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,.... The same with Mephibosheth, 2 Samuel 4:4 so Jerubbaal is called Jerubbesheth, Judges 6:32 and Meribbaal begat Micah; called his young son in David's time, 2 Samuel 9:12.
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. The last but one is called Tahrea, 1 Chronicles 9:41, where Ahaz is left out, though supplied in our version.
And Ahaz begat Jehoadah,.... Called Jarah, 1 Chronicles 9:42 and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; the same account is given, 1 Chronicles 9:42.
And Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son,.... Called Rephaiah, 1 Chronicles 9:43. Elasah his son; whose name is Eleasah, 1 Chronicles 9:43. Azel his son.
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bochim, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan,.... Which make the said number: all these were the sons of Azel; his family was large.