Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 9:7

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:7

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:7

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah," — 1 Chronicles 9:7 (ASV)

And of the sons of Benjamin. —The parallel passage (Nehemiah 11:7) starts with Sallu the son of Me-shullam, but continues, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, and carries the ancestry four generations further back.

The son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah. —Perhaps we should read “and Hodaviah,” instead of “son of Hodaviah.” (See Note on 1 Chronicles 9:9–10.) The name Hodaviah, which occurred in 1 Chronicles 5:24, is a peculiar Aramaizing form of Hoduyah (“Thank the Lord”). Perhaps here the true reading is wîhudah. “and Judah.” Compare to Nehemiah 11:9, Judah the son of Senuali (Hebrew: ha-Senuah).