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A Glimpse into History
This verse offers a rare historical snapshot. Commentators explain that Hadad's victory over Midian suggests that Edomite kings, much like Israel's judges, may have risen to power through military success. His name, "Hadad," is also linked to a Syrian sun-god, revealing the pagan religious context of the region and bringing the list of names to life.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 1:43–54
18th Century
Theologian
The slight differences favor the view that the writer of Chronicles has here, as elsewhere, abridged from Genesis (see the marginal references).
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 1:46
19th Century
Bishop
Hadad. This is the name of a Syrian deity, a form of the sun-god. (Compare to the royal titles, Ben-hadad and Hadadezer, [Referenc…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 1:46
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:43).
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 1:28–54
17th Century
Minister
The genealogy is from this point confined to the posterity of Abraham. From reading these lists of names, let us take the opportunity to think of t…