1 Chronicles 8:3

And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	בָנִ֖ים va.Nim	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Bela	לְבָ֑לַע le.Va.la'	H1106	Bela · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Addar	אַדָּ֥ר 'a.Dar	H146	Addar · proper noun, a man's name
Gera	וְגֵרָ֖א ve.ge.Ra'	H1617	Gera · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Abihud	וַאֲבִיהֽוּד va.'a.vi.Hud	H31	Abihud · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Genesis 46:21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Numbers 26:40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 8:1-32

There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe. 1. As to the difficulties that occur in this and the foregoing genealogies we need not perplex ourselves. I presume Ezra took them as he found them in the books of the kings of Israel and Judah (Ezr 9:1), according as they were given in by the several tribes, each observing what method they thought fit. Hence some ascend, others desecnd; some have numbers affixed, others places; some have historical remarks intermixed, others have not; some are shorter, others longer; some agree with other records, others differ; some, it is likely, were torn, erased, and blotted, others more legible. Those of D…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 8:1

Now Benjamin begat, etc. - See what has been said on the preceding chapter, Ch1 7:6 (note).

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 8:3

The sons of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abihud. The first of these is thought to be the same with Ard, mentioned among the sons of Benjamin, Genesis 46:21 but was one of his grandsons, see Numbers 26:40 as Gera also was.

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 8:3

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. These were all the sons of Bela; one of the name of Naaman is reckoned among the sons of Benjamin, Gen 46:21 and from this grandson the family of the Naamanites are named, Num 26:40, and Ahoah is by some thought to be the same with Ehi, mentioned in Gen 46:21 as one of Benjamin's sons. Some take the three last to be the sons of Ehud, spoken of in the next verse; but Shephuphan and Huram seem to be the same with Shupham and Hupham, Num 26:39. . 1 Chronicles 8:6 ch1 8:6 ch1 8:6 ch1 8:6And these are the sons of Ehud,.... Not he that was a judge in Israel, Jdg 3:15 but perhaps a son of Huram the last mentioned; for not t…

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Dictionary and topics

Abihud — Father (i.e., “possessor”) of renown. (1.) One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3); called also Ahihud (ver. 7). (2.) A descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim (Matt. 1:13,…
Addar — Ample, splendid, son of Bela (1 Chr. 8:3); called also “Ard” (Gen. 46:21)
Ard — Descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38-40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num. 26:40.
Gera — Grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7). (2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15). (3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16,…
Naaman — Pleasantness, a Syrian, the commander of the armies of Benhadad II. in the time of Joram, king of Israel. He was afflicted with leprosy; and when the little Hebrew slave-girl that waited on his wife…
Abihud · Al — Al
Adar · 2. — 2.
Bela · 3. — 3.
Gera · The — The

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1 Chronicles 8:3

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1 Chronicles 8:3

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Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 8:1-32

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 8:3

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