6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-35)We may observe here, 1. That an account was kept in writing of the families that came up out of captivity, and the numbers of each family. This was done for their honour, as part of their recompence for their faith and courage, their confidence in God and their affection to their own land, and to stir up others to follow their good example. Those that honour God he will thus honour. The names of a…
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