1 Chronicles 7:14

“The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare, etc.] The wife of Manasseh, as distinguished from his concubine in the next clause; though the Targum reads, in connection with that, “whom his Aramitess (or Syrian) concubine bare;” and then adds, who also bare Machir the father of Gilead; so that Ashriel and Machir were brethren; from which Ashriel sprung the family of the Ashrielites, (<042629>Numbers 26:29,31) as from Machir the Machirites, (<042629>Numbers 26:29,31).”

“OF MANASSEH. (1Ch. 7:14-40) The sons of Manasseh--or descendants; for Ashriel was a grandson, and Zelophehad was a generation farther removed in descent (Num 26:33). The text, as it stands, is so confused and complicated that it is exceedingly difficult to trace the genealogical thread, and a great variety of conjectures have been made with a view to clear away the obscurity. The passage [Ch1 7:14-15] should probably be rendered thus: "The sons of Manasseh were Ashriel, whom his Syrian concubine bare to him, and Machir, the father of Gilead (whom his wife bare to him). Machir took for a wife Maachah, sister to Huppim and Shuppim."”

“She - His wife; his concubine is here opposed to her. 1 Chronicles 7:15”

“7:14-19 Several difficulties in these verses might indicate that the Hebrew text was damaged: (1) Maacah is listed as the sister of Makir as well as his wife (7:15-16). (2) Huppim and Shuppim were listed earlier with Benjamin (7:12), not Manasseh. (3) Those considered Gileadites (7:16-17) are rather ambiguously linked to Gilead, whose direct descendants are not listed (cp. Num 26:30-33). (4) The sons of Shemida are not connected to the genealogy (1 Chr 7:19); Shemida was one of Gilead’s descendants (Num 26:32).”

“The sons: The text in these two verses seems to be strangely corrupted; and, as it stands, is scarcely intelligible. Probably it should be rendered, "The sons of Manasseh were Ashriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore to him; and Machir the father of Gilead, whom (his wife) bore to him. Machir took for a wife Maachah, sister to Huppim and Shuppim." This is nearly the version of Dr. Geddes. Machir: Ch1 2:21-23; Gen 50:23; Num 26:29-34, Num 27:1, Num 32:30-42; Deu 3:13-15; Jos 13:31, Jos 17:1-3; Jdg 5:14 1 Chronicles 7:15”

“Families of the half-tribe of Manasseh. - The families of Manasseh which dwelt in Gilead and Bashan have already been mentioned in Ch1 5:23, Ch1 5:14. Our verses deal with the families of this tribe which received their inheritance in Canaan, on this side Jordan. These were, according to Num 26:30, Num 26:34, and Jos 17:2, six families, of which, however, only two are here spoken of - Ashriel, Ch1 7:14, and Shemidah, Ch1 7:19; or perhaps three, if Abiezer, Ch1 7:18, be the same person as Jeezer ( Num 26:30), who is called Abiezer in Jos 17:2. The statements of Ch1 7:14, Ch1 7:15 are very obscure. At the head of the register of the Manassites stands Ashriel, who, according to Num 26:31,…”