1 Chronicles 4 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^a Meaning, they came of Judah as neuewes & kinsmen: for onely Pharez was his natural sonne.

² ^! The genealogie of the sonnes of Judah.

⁴ ^b The first borne of his mother, & not the eldes sonne of his father.

⁵ ^! Of Ashur,

⁹ ^! Of Jabez and his prayer.

⁹ ^c Otherwise called Othniel, {Judg 1:13}

¹⁰ ^d It is to be vnderstand, that then he wolde accomplish his vowe which he made.

¹¹ ^! Of Chelub.

¹⁴ ^e The Lord of the valley where the artificers did worke.

¹⁵ ^f Called also Eston.

¹⁸ ^/ Or, she bare, meaning the seconde wife of Ezrah.

¹⁸ ^/ Or, of whome he had Mered.

²² ^/ Or, of the inhabitants of Lehem.

²³ ^g They were King Dauids gardiners and serued him in his workes.

²⁴ ^! And Simeon: their habitacions.

²⁴ ^h His sonne Ohad is here omitted.

²⁸ ⁱ These cities belonged to the tribe of Judah {Josh 19, 1} and were giuen to the tribe of Simeon.

³¹ ^k Then Dauid restored them to the tribe of Judah.

³⁸ ^! And conquests

³⁹ ^l For the tribe of Simeon was so great in nomber that in the time of Ezekiah thei soght newe dwellings vnto Gedor, which is in the tribe of Dan.

⁴³ ^m And were not slaine by Saul & Dauid.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Chronicles 4