1 Chronicles 8:28

Modern

All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

Traditional

These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

Literal

These were heads of fathers by their generations; these heads dwelt in Jerusalem.

Latin

Hi patriarchæ, et cognationum principes, qui habitaverunt in Jerusalem.

Hebrew

English

All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

This list shows the militia from the clans of Ehud (1 Chronicles 8:6–7) and Shaharaim (8:8–28). They lived near Jerusalem.

The genealogy of Benjamin's descendants concludes the genealogies. The record starts with Judah, David's tribe, and ends with Benjamin, Saul's tribe.

Theme notes and profiles

Judges 1:21
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Nehemiah 11:1
Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
Nehemiah 11:7–9
From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;
Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions