1 Chronicles 9 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^a Hitherto he hathe described their genealogies before they went into captiuitie, and now he describeth their historie after their returne.

¹ ^! All Israel and Judah nombred.

² ^b Meaning the Gabionites, which serued in the Temple, read {Josh. 9,22}

⁹ ^/ Or, chief of the families.

¹⁰ ^! Of the Priests and Leuites,

¹¹ ^! And of their offices

¹¹ ^c That is, he was the hie Priest.

¹³ ^d To serue in the Temple, euerie one according to his office.

¹⁸ ^e So called because the King came into the Temple thereby, & not the commune people.

¹⁹ ^f Their charge was, that none shulde entrie into those places, which were onely appointed for the Priests to minister in.

²² ^/ Or, for their fidelitie.

²⁵ ^g They serued wekely, as {Ezek, 4,10}

²⁶ ^/ Or, opening of the dores.

²⁹ ^h Whereof the meat offring was made, {Leuit. 3,1}

³³ ⁱ But were continually occupied in singing praises to God.

³⁵ ^/ Or, Abigibem.

⁴² ^k Who was also called Jerhoadah, {chap. 8,36}.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Chronicles 9