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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 5:7

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And his brethren by their families, etc.] Either the brethren of Beerah, or the rest of the posterity of Reuben: (when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned;) either in the times of Jotham and Jeroboam, (<130517>1 Chronicles 5:17) or at the time of their captivity, as in the preceding verse: [were] the chief, Jehiel, and Zechariah; these were the principals or heads of their families.
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