28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
28 All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
28 These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
28 These were the chiefs of the families as listed in their family tree. They lived in Jerusalem.
28 These were heads of the fathers' houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
28 These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8:28
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Genealogies.
Here is a larger list of Benjamin's tribe. We may suppose that many things in these genealogies, which to us seem difficult, abrupt, and perplexed, were plain and easy at that time, and fully answered the intention for which they were published. Many great and mighty nations then were in being upon earth, and many illustrious men, whose names are now wholly forgotten; while the names of multitudes of the Israel of God are here kept in everlasting remembrance. The memory of the just is blessed.