King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 9:36 Mean?
“And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,”
Context
34
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
35
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon , Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
36
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38
And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(36) **Zur.**—“Rock,” a Divine title. (Comp. Pedahzur, “the Rock hath ransomed;” Zurishaddai, “the Rock is the Lofty One;” if we may connect the difficult Shaddai with the Assyrian term *sadu,* “mountain.” But it seems better to explain it from the root *shādāh,* “to pour out,” which is found in Aramaic and Arabic; so that *Shaddai* would signify “giver of rain.” (Comp. Joel 2:23.)
**Baal** has been compounded with Nadab, to form a single name, Baal-nadab, “Baal is prince.” (Comp. Baal-gad, “Baal is Gad;” Baal-hanan, “Baal is bounteous,” 1Chronicles 1:49.) In that case Ner is out of place.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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