He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
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He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
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Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
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Of the children of Perez was he, and the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 27:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 26:20 The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
- Genesis 38:29 As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.
- Genesis 49:8-10 “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
- Numbers 7:12 He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
- Numbers 10:14 First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Of Perez; or, of Pharez, of the posterity of…
Of Perez; or, of Pharez, of the posterity of Judah, Gen 46:12. This seems to be understood of Jashobeam, and to be mentioned as a reason why he was the chief, &c.; and the verse may be rendered thus, He was (which is easily understood out of the foregoing words) of the children of Perez, (and consequently of the tribe of Judah, to which the pre-eminence belonged, and of which Perez was,) and he was (or, therefore he was)
the chief (to wit, in dignity and precedency, though not in power and authority, for these captains were equal in power, and Joab was their general)
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of all the captains of the host, ( whose several names here follow,) and was
for the first month; therefore he was first in order, and was captain for the first month.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. Of the children of Perez was the chief]…
3. Of the children of Perez was the chief] R.V. He was of the children of Perez, the chief. Perez is the Pharez (R.V. “Perez”) of 1Ch_2:4-5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) Of the children of Perez.—The reference is to…
(3) Of the children of Perez.—The reference is to Jashobeam. He belonged to the branch of Judah called Perez, or Pharez, to which David himself belonged.
The chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.—This notice about Jashobeam is obscure. The “captains of the host” (Heb., hosts) seem to be the twelve generals of division. (Comp. 1Ch_27:5.) Jashobeam, as the first of David’s heroes, may have enjoyed a kind of precedence among the commanders of the army corps; although he was not commander-in-chief of the entire national forces, which was the function of Joab. Or perhaps it is meant merely to emphasise the fact that Jashobeam was “the first” in the rotation of the generals; so that the phrase “for the first month” explains what precedes it. Or “the captains of the hosts” may possibly mean the officers of the subdivisions of the first army corps, of whom Jashobeam was, of course, the chief. The context appears to favour this last explanation.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain This verse tells us that Jasho-beam belonged to the…
This verse tells us that Jasho-beam belonged to the tribe of Judah, through Perez, the fourth son of Judah. (1Ch_2:4)
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