1st Chronicles Chapter 8 verse 28 Holy Bible
These were heads of fathers' `houses' throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.
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These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.
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These were the chief fathers, according to their generations, principal men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
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These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
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These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
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These were heads of fathers' [houses] throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.
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These `are' heads of fathers, by their generations, heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - These dwelt in Jerusalem (Joshua 18:28; 1 Chronicles 9:2-9; Nehemiah 11:1-4).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) These were . . . chief men.--These were: chiefs of clans; according to their birth-rolls, chiefs. All the names from 1Chronicles 8:14 to 1Chronicles 8:27 are included in this summation. The repetition of the word "chiefs" (Heb., heads) is peculiar. The writer can hardly have meant other than to warn his readers against the idea that the preceding names represent individual members of single families, whereas, in truth, they are "heads of clans." ("Heads" in Hebrew may denote "companies," or "divisions," as at Judges 7:16, "And he divided the three hundred men into three heads.")These dwelt in Jerusalem.--This statement contrasts the five branches of Benjamin, whose sub-divisions have just been enumerated, with the clans that dwelt in Geba and Manahath (1Chronicles 8:6), in Moab (1Chronicles 8:9-10), in Lod and Ono (1Chronicles 8:12), and in Ajalon (1Chronicles 8:13), as well as with those who dwelt in Gibeou. (1Chronicles 8:29). . . .