Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 9:5
From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text operates as a post-exilic genealogical register documenting the clan leadership of Judah. It lists specific family heads to establish tribal continuity and administrative order.
The words — שִׁילוֹנִי (Shiloni) identifies a member of the Shilonite clan, and בְּכוֹר (bekhor) literally means firstborn, marking Asaiah’s senior position in the line.
The thread — The clan name appears in Numbers 26:20 as the Shelanite clan from Judah, and the genealogical recording method continues in Nehemiah 11:5 with further Judahite family lists.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize how clan names and birth order function as structural markers for tribal identity and inheritance within the biblical record.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
Cross-references
- Numbers 26:20 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
- Nehemiah 11:5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.