HAYDOCK CATHOLIC BIBLE COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT

1 PARALIPOMENON 8

CHAPTER VIII.

Ver. 1. Benjamin. Some farther particulars of his genealogy are given, for the honour of Saul; (C.) and many of these, who returned from captivity, are mentioned. 1 Esd. x. 11. Sanctius. --- Bale, &c. are called Bela, (M. C. vii. 6.) Jadiel, and Ahiram, or Echi, Num. xxvi. 36. and Gen. xlvi.

Ver. 2. Nohaa is probably styled Bechor; and Rapha, Ros, in Genesis.

Ver. 3. Addar, Ared or Hered. C.

Ver. 6. Ahod, the judge. Judg. iii. 15. --- Manahath; the Menuchat, in the tribe of Juda, (C. ii. 54.) after the captivity. C. --- Abulensis thinks Manahath was in Moab, v. 8. M.

Ver. 7. And. Lit. "but," autem. H. --- The sentence is clearer without this particle. M. --- Naaman was the first-born of Ahod; and Gera prevailed on his brethren to leave Gabaa, (T.) and was probably the father of Oza. C.

Ver. 8. Saharim. His father is not specified: but his was a Benjamite. M. --- Some force the Heb. text to say that Ahod had three sons, whom he sent to form a colony at Manahath, and afterwards he had three others by his two wives, and at last, by Rodes, he had Jobab, &c. C. --- Begot. Prot. "children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away: Hushim and Baara were his wives." But the Sept. intimate, that "Saharim begot...after he had sent away Osim, and his wife Baara, and he begot of Ada," &c. H. --- He had perhaps retired into Moab, at the same time as Elimelech. Ruth i. T. --- Those who were sent away were men, (eos) according to the Hebrew, unless (H.) the word should be eas. D.

Ver. 11. Mehusim. Heb. and Sept. "of Husim (v. 8) he begot."

Ver. 12. Ono was three miles from Lod, or Diospolis, (Lightfoot) built after the return from Babylon, (1 Esd. ii. 23. C.) in the territory of Benjamin. M.

Ver. 13. And Sama. They are supposed to have been sons of Elphaal. C. --- Aialon belonged to Dan. Jos. xix. 42. But it was near Benjamin, (M.) and was probably occupied by people chiefly of that tribe. H. --- Geth. We know not at what period.

Ver. 16. Baria, son of Elphaal. Whether the following were his brothers does not appear certain, as it seems more natural to have placed all his father's children together, v. 12. and 18.

Ver. 21. Semei; perhaps Sama, v. 13. C. --- Sept. read, Samai. H.

Ver. 25. Sesac, probably mentioned in v. 14. C. --- Sept. have "Sosek," in both places.

Ver. 28. Families. Heb. "These were heads of the fathers by their generations, chief men." Prot. H. --- Jerusalem, probably after the captivity. We find none of these names from v. 14, in the days of Josue; and it was not easy for people to establish themselves at Jerusalem, till David had expelled the Jebusites. C. --- Yet we find that the tribes of Juda and Benjamin had seized the lower city long before. Jos. xviii. 28. H.

Ver. 29. Dwelt. Lit. "they dwelt." But Heb. and Sept. "in Gabaon, dwelt the father of Gaboan," (H.) who was called Jehiel, (C. ix. 35.) or Abiel. 1 K. ix. 1. C. --- The following verses are repeated in the next chapter, (H.) and seem to have been originally the same; though now many variations occur, which shew that "every Hebrew letter" has not been preserved. Kennicott.

Ver. 30. Baal. Add, "and Ner," (v. 33. C. ix. 36.) as the Sept. have it here also.

Ver. 31. Zacher, or Zacharias. C. ix. Heb. omits the following name, as well as (H.) the end of the preceding one. Kennicott. --- The Alex. Sept. has the same faults. But the Vatican retains Macelloth. H.

Ver. 32. Over-against, in the vicinity, while some remained at Gabaon. See Gen. xvi. 12. C. --- The family of Cis resided at Gabaa. 1 K. x. 26. M.

Ver. 33. Ner, son of Abiel, or of Jeheil, prince of Gabaon, v. 29. H. --- From Aphia sprung Bechorah, Seror, Abiel, (1 K. ix.) who is also called Ner and Jehiel. He had Ner, the father of Abner, and Cis, father of Saul. M. --- Abinadab, or Jessui. 1 K. xiv. 49. C. --- Esbaal, alias Isboseth. Ch. --- The Hebrews avoid pronouncing the name of the idol, and substitute boseth, "confusion." C. --- Hence it is clear that many had two names. D.

Ver. 34. Meribbaal, alias Mephiboseth. 2 K. iv. 4. Ch. 2 K. ix. M.

Ver. 36. Joada, or Jara. C. ix. 42. C. --- "Strange mistakes these!" Kennicott.

Ver. 40. Archers, particularly the natives of Gabaa. Judg. xx. 16. Jonathan is praised for his skill. 2 K. i. 22. M. --- Benjamin. We might hence conclude that here ended the genealogy of that family. Yet we find it partly repeated in the following chapter, v. 35. H.