Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak," — 1 Chronicles 8:22-25 (ASV)
Eleven sons of Shashak (1 Chronicles 8:14), followed by six sons of Jeroham (Jeremoth, 1 Chronicles 8:14), appear in 1 Chronicles 8:26–27. The recurrence of the same names in the five groups is noticeable. For instance, a Zichri appears among the sons of Shimei (1 Chronicles 8:19), among the sons of Shashak (1 Chronicles 8:23), and among the sons of Jeroham (1 Chronicles 8:27). Of course, the name may have been so frequent among the Benjamite clans dwelling in Jerusalem. But it is possible to see in this fact an indication that, at the time when this register was compiled, some of these families were no longer able to trace their pedigrees with certainty to one famous ancestor rather than another.