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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 26:31

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, etc.] The posterity of Hebron, the son of Kohath: according to the generations of his fathers; a principal man in the families that descended from his ancestors: in the fortieth year of the reign of David; which was the last year of his reign, in which year all the above things were done; the distribution of the priests into their classes and courses, and so of the Levites, singers, and porters; as well as the appointment of those several judges and officers employed in divers parts of the land: and particularly in this year those Hebronites were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour, at Jazer of Gilead; a city on the other side Jordan, which belonged to the tribe of Gad, (see <042132>Numbers 21:32 32:1,3,35).
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