John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 2:35

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife, etc.] Having first given him his freedom, as the Targum premises; this daughter seems to be Ahlai, (<130231>1 Chronicles 2:31) which receives confirmation from Zabad, one of the descendants of this man, (<130236>1 Chronicles 2:36), being said to be the son of Ahlai, (<131141>1 Chronicles 11:41), that is, greatgrandson: and she bare him Attai; the genealogy of whose descendants is given to the end of (<130241>1 Chronicles 2:41), of whom no mention is made elsewhere, but of Zabad, as before observed; and, according to the Jews, it is given for the sake of Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, the last person mentioned in this genealogy; which Ishmael slew Gedaliah governor of Jerusalem, and is said to be of the seed royal, (<244101>Jeremiah 41:1).

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