1Ch 9:1 | Clarke | STEP | All Israel reckoned by genealogies, . The first inhabitants of Jerusalem, after their return from their captivity, who were chiefs of the fathers, . Of the priests, ; Levites, ; porters, their work, lodgings, etc., ; other officers, ; the singers, , . A repetition of the genealogy of Saul and his sons, . Verse 1 Were reckoned by genealogies - Jarchi considers these as the words of Ezra, the compiler of the book; as if he had said: I have given the genealogies of the Israelites as I have found them in a book which was carried into Babylon, when the people were carried thither for their transgressions; and this book which I found is that which I have transcribed in the preceding chapters.

1 Chronicles 9:1

Introduction

All Israel reckoned by genealogies, 1Chr 9:1. The first inhabitants of Jerusalem, after their return from their captivity, who were chiefs of the fathers, 1Chr 9:2-9. Of the priests, 1Chr 9:10-13; Levites, 1Chr 9:14-16; porters, their work, lodgings, etc., 1Chr 9:17-29; other officers, 1Chr 9:30-32; the singers, 1Chr 9:33, 1Chr 9:34. A repetition of the genealogy of Saul and his sons, 1Chr 9:35-44.

Verse 1

Were reckoned by genealogies - Jarchi considers these as the words of Ezra, the compiler of the book; as if he had said: I have given the genealogies of the Israelites as I have found them in a book which was carried into Babylon, when the people were carried thither for their transgressions; and this book which I found is that which I have transcribed in the preceding chapters.