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Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn`t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers` house in one reckoning.
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Commentators explain that this verse describes a practical administrative decision. The families of Jeush and Beriah had too few sons to be counted as separate clans for temple service. Therefore, for organizational purposes, they were combined into a single unit or "father's house."
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19th Century
Anglican
But Jeush and Beriah had not many sons. — Now Jeush and Beriah had not multiplied sons; so they became (one) father-h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jahath was the chief The prince and head of a family:
and Ziza the second ;
Presbyterian
David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service and orders its officers. When those of t…
