These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
- BSB All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
- NKJV These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
- NASB These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
- NLT These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
A summary note marking these Benjamite men as clan heads who settled in Jerusalem. It anchors the genealogy to the holy city and prepares for Saul's line.
Overview
The Chronicler concludes the broader Benjamite list by identifying these as heads of fathers' households living in Jerusalem. Locating them in Jerusalem underscores Benjamin's stake in the city David made his capital. The note also sets the stage for the special focus on Saul's family that follows, since Saul was a Benjamite.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Judg 1:21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
- Josh 18:28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- Josh 15:63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
- Neh 11:1And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
- Neh 11:7–9And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
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