1 Chronicles 9:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 9:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
1 Chronicles 9:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

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 Benjamin, etc.] Who were of the tribe of Benjamin, and went with Judah into captivity, and returned with them, and such of them as dwelt in Jerusalem before that: Sallu the son of Meshullam; whose pedigree is differently given, (<161107>Nehemiah 11:7), the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenaah; perhaps these men had two names, there called Joel and Pedaiah.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Sallu: Neh 8:4, Neh 10:20, Neh 11:7 1 Chronicles 9:10”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Of the sons of Benjamin, i.e., of the Benjamites, four heads are named, Sallu, Ibneiah, Elah, and Meshullam; and of the first and fourth of these, three generations of ancestors are mentioned, of the second only the father, of the third the father and grandfather. "And their brethren according to their generations, 956;" cf. on Ch1 9:6. "All these men" are not the brethren whose number is given, but the heads who have been mentioned by name. Now, if we compare this with Neh 11, we meet in Ch1 9:7-9 with only one of the four heads of Benjamin, Sallu, and that too, as in the Chronicle, as a son of Meshullam, while the ancestors of both are different. Instead of the three others in Ch1 9:8, we…”
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