1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
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Genesis 5:9And Enos lived ninety years, and brings forth Cainan:
Genesis 5:15And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and brings forth Jared:
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 1:2-28
First Chronicles In common things repetition is thought needless and nauseous; but, in sacred things, precept must be upon precept and line upon line. To me, says the apostle, to write the same things is not grievous, but for you it is safe, Phil. iii. 1 . These books of Chronicles are in a great measure repetition; so are much of the second and third of the four evangelists: and yet there are no tautologies either here or there no vain repetitions. We may be ready to think that of all the books of holy scripture… Read the whole commentary →