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and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

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Restoring Temple Worship

Commentators explain that the names listed, like Obadiah, belong to the Levitical choirs. Their lineage is traced back to figures like Jeduthun, a chief musician from King David's era. This shows the deliberate effort after the exile to restore the organized, God-honoring worship practices that had been established centuries earlier.

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1 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 9:15–16

19th Century

Bishop

The chronicler here omits the verse Nehemiah 11:16, after which follows, “And Mattaniah son of Micha son of Zabdi son of Asaph, the leader of p…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 9:16

17th Century

Pastor

And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah Called Abda the son of Shammua, (Nehemiah 11:17)

the son o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 9:1–44

17th Century

Minister

This chapter expresses that one end of recording all these genealogies was to direct the Jews, when they returned from captivity, with whom to unit…