1 Chronicles 5:2

For Judah prevailed above his brethren,.... That is, the tribe of Judah prevailed above the rest in number, in valour, and courage, and in dignity; wherefore the genealogy is not reckoned according to…

And of him came the chief ruler - This is, by both the Syriac and Arabic, understood of Christ: "From Judah the King Messiah shall proceed." The Chaldee paraphrases the verse thus: "Seeing Judah…

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,…

Judah prevailed above his brethren Cp. Gen 49:8 (Jacob to Judah) "Thy father's children shall bow down before thee."

the chief ruler R.V. the prince. The Heb. word is nâgîd, translated "captain" (1Sa…