same with Asaiah, 1 Chron. ix. 5. and whose genea-
logy is carried up through Baruch, Colhozeh, Hazaiah,
Adaiah, Joiarib, Zechariah, to Shiloni; perhaps the same
with Shelab, another son of Judah, see 1 Chron. ix. 5.
Ver. 6. All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem
were 468 valiant men.] And so well qualified to de-
fend the city against its enemies.
Ver. 7. And these are the sons of Benjamin, &c.]
That were of that tribe, and inhabited Jerusalem,
namely, that follow: Sallu the son of Meshu!lam ; who
from him is traced up through Joed, Pedaiah, Kolaiah,
Maaseiah, Ithiel, to Jesaiah.
Ver. 8. And after him, &c.] That is, Sallu: were
Gabhal and Sallai; in all 928; there were more of the
tribe of Bcnjatnin than of the tribe of Judah, they
having perhaps a greater share in the city, or were
better disposed to dwell in it.
Ver. 9. And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer,
&c.] Or chief governor of the city: and Judah the
son of Senuah was second over the city; or the de-
puty-governor of it; so Pitholaus is called an under
governor in Jerusalem by Josephus {l}
Ver. 10, 11. Of the priests, &c.] Who dwelt in
Jerusalem, of whom the same account is given in these
two verses as in I Chron. ix. 10, 11. only Seraiah here
is called Azariah there.
Ver. l2. And their brethren that did the work of the
house were 822, &c.] That offered the sacrifices,
burnt incense, set on the shew-bread, lighted the
lamps, &c. and Adaiah the son of Jeroham ; see 1 Chron.
ix. l2. wllose genealogy is traced here through Pela-
liah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashur, to Maleblab.
Ver. 13. And his brethren, cMef of the fathers, c242,
&c.] That is, the brethren or relations of Adaiah:
and Amashai; called Manselab, 1 Chron. ix. 12. whose
lineage is traced here through Azarecl, Ahasai, Me-
shillemoth, to Im,ner.
Ver. 14. And their brethren, mighty men of valour,
128, &c.] The brethren of Adaiah and Areashal,
who were able men to do the work of their office as
priests, and men of courage to fight the enemy, and
defentl the city upon occasion: and their overseer was
Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men; or the son of
Hagedolim, or Gedolim, as some, who take it to be
the proper name of a man.
Ver. 15. Also of the Levites, &c.] Who dwelt in
Jerusalem: Shemaiah the son of Hashub : traced from
him through Azrikam and Hashabiah to Bunni; these
were of the sons of Merari, the third son of Levi, see
1 Chron. xi. 14.
Vet. 16. And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of
the Levites, &c.] Along with Shemaiah; these had
the oversight of the outward business of the house of God:
who had the care of the repairs of the temple, and of
getting in the wood for the altar, as Jarchi, and col-
lecting the third part of the shekel, to purchase things
with for the use of the temple.
'Ver. 17. And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of
Zabdi, the son ofAsaph, &c.] Zabdi is called Zichri
in 1 Chron. ix. 15. was the principal to begin the thanks-
giving in prayer: he was the precentor, or led the
song at the time of the daily sacrifice, in which prayer
was also made, as in many of the songs, hymns, and
psalms of David: and Bakbukiah the second among his
brethren; he was the next singer, or deputy to Matta-
n:,ah; perhaps the same that is called Bakbaker, 1 Chron.
ix. 15. and Abda the son of Shamman ; called Obadiah
the son of Shemaiah, 1 Chron. ix. 16. the son of Galal,
the son ofJednthun: one of the threc principal singers.
Vet. 18. All the Levitcs in the holy city were 284.
Who had their residence there, sec vet. 1.
Vcr. 19. Moreover, the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and
their brethren that lcept the gates, ,,verc 172.] Of whom
see 1 Chron. ix. 17, 18.
Vet. 20. And the residue of Israel, of the priests and.
the Levires, &c.'_]. All of them, besides those that
dwelt at Jerusalem: were in all the citics of Judah,
every one in his inheritance; the Israelites in the cities,
houses, and estates enjoyed by their ancestors, and
the priests and Lcvitcs in the cities given out of the
several tribes.
Ver. 2_1. But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, &c.]
An high place or tower ou the wall of Jerusalem, see
2 Chron. xxvii. 3. and Ziha, and Gispa, were over the
Nethinims; had the oversight of them, and took care
that they did their work; they were such themselves,
but the principal of them, see Ezra ii. 43.
Vet. 0,0,. The overseer also of the .Lcvites at Jerusalem
was Uzzi, the son of Bani, &c.] He was the super-
visor of them, that lo6ked after them that they did
their work in ministerlug to the priests, as they had
occasion ibr them; this man's genealogy is further
traced through Hashabiah and Mattaniah, to Micha
the son of Asaph, yet. 17- of the sons of Asaph, the
singers were over the business of the house of God;
which, according to Jarchi, was to take care of the
repairs of' the temple and other things; but one would
think rather that part of the service of the house which
lay in singing tile songs of it is respected.
Ver. 23. For it was the king's commandment concern-
Either ofKing David as some, see
ing them, &c.] ..., e'               ,
ch. xii. 24. or rather of the king of Persia: that a cer-
tainportion should be for the singers, due for every day;
he settled a daily salary for them, to be paid out of his
treasury; having perhaps a peculiar respect for such
sort of men, being a lover of music, by means of
which they had a settled habitation in Jerusalem.
Vcr. 24. And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of
the children of Zerah, the son of Judah, &c.] The
twin-brother of Pharez, Gen. xxxviii. 30. was at the
]dng's' hand in all matters concerning the people; to
speak for them to the king, as Jarchi; when they had
a favour to ask of him, a petition to prcsent to him,
he delivered it for them, and by him the king returned
the answer.
Vcr. 25. And for the villages, with their fields, &c.]
The cities and villages in the country, an account of
the inhabitants of them next follows: some of the
children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the vil-
lages thereof; the same with Hebron, Josh. xv. 54. and
at Dibon; the same with Dimonah, Josh. xv. 22. and
at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof; the same with
Kabzeel, one of the uttcrmost cities of the tribe of
Judah' southward, Josh. xv. 2l. of which city was


{l} Antiqu. l. 14. c. 6. sect. 1.
14. c. 6. sect. 1.