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

1 CHRONICLES 9:7KJV
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1 Chronicles 9:7 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 9:7 mean?

1 Chronicles 9:7 lists some of the descendants of Benjamin who returned to Jerusalem after the exile, specifically naming Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hasenuah. This verse is part of a genealogy showing the families and individuals who resettled in Jerusalem.

The book of 1 Chronicles was written to record the history and lineage of Israel, especially after the Babylonian exile. In this section, the writer is carefully naming the heads of families from the tribe of Benjamin who came back to live in Jerusalem. This detailed list helps establish the continuity of the people and their connection to their ancestral land.

Where else these words appear

“Hasenuah” Hebrew H5574 · used in 2 verses

  • Nehemiah 11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

“Hodaviah” Hebrew H1938 · used in 3 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 5:24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
  • Ezra 2:40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

“Sallu” Hebrew H5543 · used in 6 verses

  • Numbers 25:14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
  • 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.
  • Nehemiah 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

“Meshullam” Hebrew H4918 · used in 25 verses

  • 2 Kings 22:3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
  • Ezra 8:16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
  • Nehemiah 10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,