And.—Omit. The verse returns abruptly from the Mosaic to the Davidic age.

Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah had charge of t…

And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah
Some think this refers to one that was in the times of David; but it seems rath…

This chapter expresses that one end of recording all these genealogies was to direct the Jews, when they returned from captivity, with whom to unit…