Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 24:11

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:11

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:11

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah," — 1 Chronicles 24:11 (ASV)

Jeshuah. —Heb., Yĕshûa’; in Greek, Ἰησοῦ, Jesus (Ezra 2:2). The name only occurs in Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. The Syriac and Arabic read “Elisha” here.

Shecaniah.1 Chronicles 3:21. This was a common name in the post-exilic age (Iah is a neighbour).