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Author: Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Bible. Chronicles -- Commentaries

Note that whereas Zerubbabel is here represented apparently as the son
of Pedaiah and consequently _nephew of Shealtiel_ (= _Salathiel_), he
is elsewhere called the _son of Shealtiel_ (Ezra iii. 2; Haggai i. 1,
ii. 2; compare Luke iii. 27‒31). The LXX. solves the difficulty by
reading _Salathiel_ (= _Shealtiel_) in verse 19. The view that the
names given in verse 18 (including _Pedaiah_) are the names of the sons
of Shealtiel is not probable. Another suggestion is that Zerubbabel was
_grand_-son both to Shealtiel and Pedaiah, according to such a scheme
as the following:

                     Pedaiah             Shealtiel
                        |                    |
                   a daughter      =       a son
                                   |
                              Zerubbabel.

A minor difficulty that Shealtiel (= Salathiel) is here connected
with David through Solomon, whereas in Luke iii. 27‒31 his descent
is traced through Solomon’s brother Nathan, could be explained by an
intermarriage at some point in the genealogy between the two Davidic
families.

  ¹⁷And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive¹; Shealtiel his son,
  ¹⁸and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama,
  and Nedabiah.

    ¹ Or, _Assir_.

=17.= _the sons of Jeconiah_] That Jeconiah had sons is not at variance
with Jeremiah’s denunciation of him (Jeremiah xxii. 30). That passage
gives the answer to Jeconiah’s expectation of a speedy return to his
kingdom (Jeremiah xxii. verse 27); Jeremiah says that neither he nor
any of his seed shall recover the lost throne: “Reckon him childless,
for no son of his shall succeed him on his throne.”

_the captive_] Hebrew _assir_, which the Revised Version margin
(= Authorized Version), following the ancient Versions, has wrongly
taken to be a proper name. The Revised Version margin is here only a
survival of Authorized Version. The rendering of the text (_the captive_)
no doubt expresses the real judgment of the Revisers.

_Shealtiel_] the Greek form _Salathiel_ (Authorized Version) occurs in
Luke iii. 27 (Authorized Version).

  ¹⁹And the sons of Pedaiah; Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons¹
  of Zerubbabel;

    ¹ Hebrew _son_.

=19.= _the sons of Zerubbabel_] so the LXX. The Hebrew has =son=, as
Revised Version margin.


                               =19b‒24.=
                   THE DAVIDIC LINE FROM ZERUBBABEL.

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The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introductionElmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

History

The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction

Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Bible. Chronicles -- Commentaries

Note that whereas Zerubbabel is here represented apparently as the son
of Pedaiah and consequently _nephew of Shealtiel_ (= _Salathiel_), he
is elsewhere called the _son of Shealtiel_ (Ezra iii. 2; Haggai i. 1,
ii. 2; compare Luke iii. 27‒31). The LXX. solves the difficulty by
reading _Salathiel_ (= _Shealtiel_) in verse 19. The view that the
names given in verse 18 (including _Pedaiah_) are the names of the sons
of Shealtiel is not probable. Another suggestion is that Zerubbabel was
_grand_-son both to Shealtiel and Pedaiah, according to such a scheme
as the following:

                     Pedaiah             Shealtiel
                        |                    |
                   a daughter      =       a son
                                   |
                              Zerubbabel.

A minor difficulty that Shealtiel (= Salathiel) is here connected
with David through Solomon, whereas in Luke iii. 27‒31 his descent
is traced through Solomon’s brother Nathan, could be explained by an
intermarriage at some point in the genealogy between the two Davidic
families.

  ¹⁷And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive¹; Shealtiel his son,
  ¹⁸and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama,
  and Nedabiah.

    ¹ Or, _Assir_.

=17.= _the sons of Jeconiah_] That Jeconiah had sons is not at variance
with Jeremiah’s denunciation of him (Jeremiah xxii. 30). That passage
gives the answer to Jeconiah’s expectation of a speedy return to his
kingdom (Jeremiah xxii. verse 27); Jeremiah says that neither he nor
any of his seed shall recover the lost throne: “Reckon him childless,
for no son of his shall succeed him on his throne.”

_the captive_] Hebrew _assir_, which the Revised Version margin
(= Authorized Version), following the ancient Versions, has wrongly
taken to be a proper name. The Revised Version margin is here only a
survival of Authorized Version. The rendering of the text (_the captive_)
no doubt expresses the real judgment of the Revisers.

_Shealtiel_] the Greek form _Salathiel_ (Authorized Version) occurs in
Luke iii. 27 (Authorized Version).

  ¹⁹And the sons of Pedaiah; Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons¹
  of Zerubbabel;

    ¹ Hebrew _son_.

=19.= _the sons of Zerubbabel_] so the LXX. The Hebrew has =son=, as
Revised Version margin.


                               =19b‒24.=
                   THE DAVIDIC LINE FROM ZERUBBABEL.

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