1 Chronicles 9:5 meaning and explanation
From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
1 Chronicles 9:5, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse falls within a list of the families who resettled Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The Chronicler is showing that the returning community was ordered by tribe and clan, and here he names the Shilonites, a branch of the tribe of Judah descended from Shelah.
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