2:55 And the families of the {o} scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the {p} Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
(o) Who were men learned and expert in the law.
(p) Read Nu 10:29, Jud 1:16.
2:55 Scribes - Either civil, who were public notaries, that wrote and signed legal instruments: or ecclesiastical. And these were either Levites, or Simeonites, or rather Kenites, and are here mentioned not as if they were of the tribe of Judah, but because they dwelt among them, and probably were allied to them by marriages, and so in a manner incorporated with them.
2:1-55 Genealogies. - We are now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations. But now, in Christ, all are welcome to his salvation who come to him; all have equal privileges according to their faith in him, their love and devotedness to him. All that is truly valuable consists in the favour, peace, and image of God, and a life spent to his glory, in promoting the welfare of our fellow-creatures.
