Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
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Gill's Exposition
And their brethren of the house of their fathers,.... Who were also men of eminence and note in them:
were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Shebai, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven; so…
Adam Clarke
Joel the chief - "Joel, prince of the Sanhedrin; and Shapham, master of the college; and Jaanai and Shaphat, judges in Mathnan." - T.
We have here an extract out of the genealogies,
I. Of the tribe of Reuben, where we have,
1. The reason why this tribe is thus postponed. It is confessed that Reuben was the first-born of Israel, and,…
Cambridge Bible
the next R.V. the second. Cp. 2Ki 25:18.
and Jaanai, and Shaphat LXX, καὶ Ἰανεὶν ὁ γραμματεύς, "and Janin the scribe"; Targ., "and Janai the judge."