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1 Chronicles 5:15

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What does 1 Chronicles 5:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers` houses.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers` houses.
1 Chronicles 5:15 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 5

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12Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
13And their brethren of their fathers` houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.
14These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers` houses.
16And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.
17All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.] Which Ahi was a principal man in the families the seven above men belonged to; besides them, or those three, were everyone of them heads of families.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Ahi: i.e. brotherly, \[Strong's H277\], Ch1 5:15, Ch1 7:34 Ahi Personal Characteristics References 1. Son of Abdiel Ch1 5:15 2\. Son of Shamer Ch1 7:34 Abdiel: i.e. servant of God, \[Strong's H5661\], Guni. Gen 46:24 1 Chronicles 5:16”
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