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1 Chronicles 9:6

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What does 1 Chronicles 9:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
1 Chronicles 9:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
5And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons.
6And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
8and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers` [houses] by their fathers` houses.
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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
“And of the sons of Zerah, etc.] Another son of Judah: Jeuel, and their brethren; six hundred and ninety; or their kinsmen; for this number includes all of the posterity of Pharez, Shelah and Zerah mentioned.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Zerah: Ch1 2:4, Ch1 2:6; Gen 38:30, Zarah, Num 26:20 1 Chronicles 9:7”
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