1 Chronicles 8:6

“And these are the sons of Ehud, etc.] Not he that was a judge in Israel, (<070315>Judges 3:15) but perhaps a son of Huram the last mentioned; for not the three last are his sons, as some think, but the three following in the next verse; what follows being to be read in a parenthesis: (these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba;) a city in the tribe of Benjamin, (<061824>Joshua 18:24) namely, those sons of Ehud, after mentioned, were principal men in that tribe, and chief of the inhabitants of the city of Geba: and they removed them to Manahath; the name of a country referred to in (<130252>1 Chronicles 2:52,54) according to Jarchi, which was in the tribe of Judah; Geba…”

“these are the sons of Ehud--most probably the judge of Israel (Jdg 3:15). His descendants, who had at first been established in Geba in Benjamin, emigrated in a body under the direction of Gera (Ch1 8:7) to Manahath, where their increased numbers would find more ample accommodation. Manahath was within the territory of Judah.”

“And they removed them to Manahath - “They” has no antecedent; and it is difficult to supply one. Almost all commentators suppose that there has been some corruption here, from which, however, we may gather that the “sons of Ehud” (or, perhaps, of Ahoah, 1 Chronicles 8:4) were originally settled at Geba (Joshua 18:24 note), but afterward removed to a place called Manahath, probably a town in the vicinity. Gera 1 Chronicles 8:7 directed the movement. return to 'Top of Page'”

“These - These following, Ch1 8:7, because he here speaks of them who were removed. He describes the sons of Benjamin by the places of their habitation, without an exact account of their parents; because their genealogies were broken by that almost total extirpation of this tribe, Jdg. 20:29-48. 1 Chronicles 8:28”

“8:6-28 This list reports the militia from the clans of Ehud (8:6-7) and Shaharaim (8:8-28), who lived in the vicinity of Jerusalem.”

“Ehud: Ch1 7:10; Jdg 3:20-30, Jdg 4:1, Gera, Gen 46:21 Geba: Ch1 6:60 Manahath: Ch1 2:25, Ch1 2:54 1 Chronicles 8:8”

“Sons of Ehud. - The descent of Ehud from the sons, grandsons, and descendants of Benjamin, enumerated in Ch1 8:1-5, is not given. The names of Ehud's sons follow only at the end of the Ch1 8:7, "And he begat Uzza and Ahihud," while the intermediate clauses contain historical remarks. These sons were "heads of fathers'-houses of the inhabitants of Geba," i.e., Geba of Benjamin ( Sa1 13:16), the Levite city, Ch1 6:45, which still remains as the half-ruinous village Jeba, about three leagues to the north of Jerusalem; see on Jos 18:24. "And they led them captive to Manahath, viz., Naaman and Ahiah and Gera, this man led them captive." The subject to ויּגלוּם are the men mentioned in the…”