Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Chronicles 4

1 Chronicles 4:1 (a) Meaning, they came of Judah as neuewes & kinsmen: for onely Pharez was his natural sonne.

1 Chronicles 4:2 (!) The genealogie of the sonnes of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:4 (b) The first borne of his mother, & not the eldes sonne of his father.

1 Chronicles 4:5 (!) Of Ashur,

1 Chronicles 4:9 (!) Of Jabez and his prayer.

1 Chronicles 4:9 (c) Otherwise called Othniel, {Judg 1:13}

1 Chronicles 4:10 (d) It is to be vnderstand, that then he wolde accomplish his vowe which he made.

1 Chronicles 4:11 (!) Of Chelub.

1 Chronicles 4:14 (e) The Lord of the valley where the artificers did worke.

1 Chronicles 4:15 (f) Called also Eston.

1 Chronicles 4:18 (/) Or, she bare, meaning the seconde wife of Ezrah.

1 Chronicles 4:18 (/) Or, of whome he had Mered.

1 Chronicles 4:22 (/) Or, of the inhabitants of Lehem.

1 Chronicles 4:23 (g) They were King Dauids gardiners and serued him in his workes.

1 Chronicles 4:24 (!) And Simeon: their habitacions.

1 Chronicles 4:24 (h) His sonne Ohad is here omitted.

1 Chronicles 4:28 (i) These cities belonged to the tribe of Judah {Josh 19, 1} and were giuen to the tribe of Simeon.

1 Chronicles 4:31 (k) Then Dauid restored them to the tribe of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:38 (!) And conquests

1 Chronicles 4:39 (l) For the tribe of Simeon was so great in nomber that in the time of Ezekiah thei soght newe dwellings vnto Gedor, which is in the tribe of Dan.

1 Chronicles 4:43 (m) And were not slaine by Saul & Dauid.