And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
Jeuz and Shachia and Mirma were sons who were heads of the fathers or heads of their families, belonging to the genealogical record of Benjamin's descendants. The verse stands within the lists and genealogies of the various tribes in the first nine chapters of Chronicles. More specifically it belongs to the genealogies in chapters 7-9 within chapters 4-26, which parallel the record in Samuel except for the genealogies and illustrate the careful preservation of Israel's tribal genealogies.
Chronicles forms one book in the third part of the Jewish arrangement called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events and lists of names and the like. It is called in the Septuagint Things omitted or passed over, while its common name comes from the Latin Chronica for chronicle. It was compiled and written by Ezra and gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings. As part of those genealogical records, the verse shows that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.
Jeuz and Shachia and Mirma were sons who were heads of the fathers or heads of their families, belonging to the genealogical record of Benjamin's descendants. The verse stands within the lists and genealogies of the various tribes in the first nine chapters of Chronicles. More specifically it belongs to the genealogies in chapters 7-9 within chapters 4-26, which parallel the record in Samuel except for the genealogies and illustrate the careful preservation of Israel's tribal genealogies.
Chronicles forms one book in the third part of the Jewish arrangement called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events and lists of names and the like. It is called in the Septuagint Things omitted or passed over, while its common name comes from the Latin Chronica for chronicle. It was compiled and written by Ezra and gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings. As part of those genealogical records, the verse shows that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.