I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on 1 Chronicles 7-9.

    Today’s passage contains more genealogy. Interestingly enough it contains two separate accounts of the descendants of Benjamin and two separate lists of Saul’s family tree. There are discrepancies between the two accounts of Benjamin’s descendants, but I am not fascinated enough by genealogies to attempt to figure out what purpose those separate lists serve. Perhaps as I continue to read this passage again from year to year I will notice something here which relates to something elsewhere in the Bible. Another point worth noting is that the passage tells us that the families descended from Saul’s great grandfather lived near each other in Jerusalem, which may explain why David was so forgiving of Shimei (who was apparently part of that clan) when he returned to Jerusalem after Absalom’s rebellion. The final thing I note from today’s passage is that a disproportionate number of those who returned from Exile were the descendants of priests and Levites.