1 Chronicles 9:7
New International Version
Of the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

New Living Translation
From the tribe of Benjamin came Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

English Standard Version
Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

Berean Standard Bible
From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

King James Bible
And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

New King James Version
Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

New American Standard Bible
From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

NASB 1995
From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

NASB 1977
And from the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

Legacy Standard Bible
From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

Amplified Bible
From the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

Christian Standard Bible
The Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

American Standard Version
And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

English Revised Version
And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From the descendants of Benjamin were Sallu (son of Meshullam, grandson of Hodaviah, and great-grandson of Hassenuah),

International Standard Version
From the descendants of Benjamin there was Meshullam's son Sallu, who was also the grandson of Hodaviah and great-grandson of Hassenuah,

Majority Standard Bible
From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

NET Bible
From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

New Heart English Bible
Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

Webster's Bible Translation
And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

World English Bible
Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

Young's Literal Translation
And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And from the sons of Benjamin: Salle son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hasenuah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of the sons of Benjamin: Sale the son of Mosollam, the son of Oduia, the son of Asana:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And from the sons of Benjamin: Sallu, the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

New American Bible
Among the Benjaminites were Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,

New Revised Standard Version
Of the Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And of the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodiah, the son of Jahbanah,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And of the sons of Benjamin: Selu, son of Mashlam, son of Hudia, son of Yahbana
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And of the sons of Benjamin; Salom, son of Mosollam, son of Odouia, son of Asinu.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The People of Jerusalem
6From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives. 7From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah; 8Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;…

Cross References
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; / and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men. / Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

1 Chronicles 8:1-7
Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, / Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. / The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud, ...

Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

Numbers 26:38-41
These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, / the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham. / And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman. ...

1 Samuel 9:1-2
Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. / And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.

1 Samuel 14:49-51
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter). / His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner. / Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

1 Chronicles 7:6-12
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. / The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies. / The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. ...

1 Chronicles 12:1-7
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; / they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin): / Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite; ...

1 Chronicles 27:16-22
These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah; / over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok; / over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael; ...

2 Samuel 2:8-9
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, / and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.

2 Samuel 3:1
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

2 Samuel 16:5-14
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. / He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left. / And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed! ...

2 Samuel 19:16-23
Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David, / along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king / and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king ...

1 Kings 12:21-24
And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. / But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people ...

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.


Treasury of Scripture

And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

Sallu

Nehemiah 8:4
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Nehemiah 10:20
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

Nehemiah 11:7
And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the 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 Jesaiah.

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1 Chronicles 9
1. The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies
2. The Israelites
10. The priests
14. and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem
27. The charge of certain Levites
35. The stock of Saul and Jonathan














From the Benjamites
This phrase identifies the tribal lineage of the individuals mentioned in the verse. The tribe of Benjamin holds significant historical and theological importance in Israel's history. Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, and the tribe is known for its fierce warriors and loyalty. The Benjamites were one of the two tribes that formed the Southern Kingdom of Judah after the division of Israel. This tribal identity underscores the continuity of God's covenant with Israel, as the Benjamites were part of the remnant that returned from Babylonian exile, demonstrating God's faithfulness to His promises.

Sallu
The name "Sallu" is derived from the Hebrew root "סָלוּ" (Salu), which means "weighed" or "asked for." Names in the Hebrew tradition often carry significant meaning, reflecting the character or destiny of the individual. Sallu's inclusion in this genealogical record highlights the importance of each individual in God's redemptive history. It serves as a reminder that every person, regardless of their prominence, has a role in God's plan.

son of Meshullam
"Meshullam" comes from the Hebrew root "שָׁלַם" (shalom), meaning "peace" or "completeness." This name suggests a person who embodies peace or has been made complete. In the context of the post-exilic community, the mention of Meshullam may symbolize the restoration and peace that God was bringing to His people after their return from exile. It reflects the hope of a restored relationship with God and the fulfillment of His promises.

the son of Hodaviah
"Hodaviah" is derived from the Hebrew roots "הוֹדָה" (hodah), meaning "praise" or "thanksgiving," and "יָהּ" (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh. Thus, Hodaviah means "praise of Yahweh" or "thanksgiving to Yahweh." This name emphasizes the importance of worship and gratitude in the life of God's people. It serves as a reminder that the return from exile and the rebuilding of the community were acts of divine grace, deserving of continual praise and thanksgiving to God.

the son of Hassenuah
The name "Hassenuah" is less clear in its etymology, but it may be related to the Hebrew root "סָנָה" (sanah), which can mean "thorn" or "bush." Alternatively, it could be linked to "סָנֵא" (sane), meaning "to hate" or "to be an adversary." Regardless of its precise meaning, the inclusion of Hassenuah in the genealogy underscores the importance of family heritage and the transmission of faith through generations. It highlights the interconnectedness of God's people and the way in which each generation builds upon the legacy of those who came before.

(7) And of the sons of Benjamin.--The parallel passage (Nehemiah 11:7) starts with "Sallu the son of Me-shullam," but continues, "the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah," and carries the ancestry four generations further back.

The son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah.--Perhaps we should read "and Hodaviah," instead of "son of Hodaviah." (See Note on 1Chronicles 9:9-10.) The name Hodaviah, which occurred 1Chronicles 5:24, is a peculiar Aramaizing form of Hoduyah ("Thank the Lord"). Perhaps here the true reading is wihudah. "and Judah." Comp. Nehemiah 11:9, "Judah the son of Senuali" (Heb. ha-Senuah).

Verses 7-9. - The corresponding passage (Nehemiah 11:7, 8) varies much in the names given, and adds up the number of Benjamite chief men to nine hundred and twenty-eight, instead of nine hundred and fifty-six.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
From
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the Benjamites:
בְּנֵ֖י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

Sallu
סַלּוּא֙ (sal·lū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5543: Sallai -- an Israelite priest

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Meshullam,
מְשֻׁלָּ֔ם (mə·šul·lām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4918: Meshullam -- the name of a number of Israelites

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hodaviah,
הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה (hō·w·ḏaw·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1938: Hodaviah -- an Israelite name

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hassenuah;
הַסְּנֻאָֽה׃ (has·sə·nu·’āh)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5574: Hassenuah -- an Israelite


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