Genealogies

Genealogies (1 Chronicles 1–9)

David A. Dorsey, The Literary Structure of the Old Testament

Addendum: genealogy of King Saul (9:35–44), repeated from 8:29–38 to set the stage for the next major unit. The almost verbatim duplication of 8:29–38 in 9:35–44 is either a scribal error due to homoioteleuton (note the virtually identical verse preceding each) or is repeated as an introduction to Saul.

1. a
   nontribe unit: Israel's past1 Chronicles 1:1–54registry of Israel's ancestors, from Adam
2. b
   royal tribe: Judah (with King David's family)1 Chronicles 2:1–4:23
3. c
   peripheral tribes: Simeon, Reuben, Gad, half-Manasseh1 Chronicles 4:24–5:26
4. d
   CENTER: tribe of Levi1 Chronicles 6:1–81[5:27–6:66]; center of center: priests (6:49–60 [6:34–45])
5. c′
   peripheral tribes: Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, half-Manasseh, Ephraim, Asher1 Chronicles 7:1–40
6. b′
   royal tribe: Benjamin (with King Saul's family)1 Chronicles 8:1–40
7. a′
   nontribe unit: Israel's present1 Chronicles 9:1–34registry of families returning from exile