Rashi on I Chronicles Chapter 9
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וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְיַחֲשׂוּ. אָמַרְתִּי לְךָ קְצָת מִן יִחוּסָן מַה שֶּׁמָּצָאתִי, אֲבָל עִיקַּר יִחוּסָן עַל סֵפֶר מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה(qb) שֶׁהָגְלוּ לְבָבֶל בְּמַעֲלָם, וְעִמָּהֶם הָיִיתִי, אֲנִי עֶזְרָא, וְיִחוּסָם מָצָאתִי כָּתוּב וְכָתַבְתִּיו:
And all Israel traced their genealogy I related to you part of their genealogy, which I found, but the greater part of their genealogy is in the Book of the Kings of Israel, but the Judeans, who were exiled to Babylon because of their treachery, with whom I, Ezra, was - I found their genealogy written, and I recorded it.
וְעַד הֵנָּה בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ מִזְרָחָה. פִּתְרוֹן: עַד מֵהָלְאָה עַד שַׁעַר שֶׁשְּׁמוֹ שַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַמִּזְרָחָה:
And from here until the king’s gate to the east The meaning of עַד is: from here until a gate named the King’s Gate to the east.
הֵמָּה הַשּׁוֹעֲרִים. שַׁלּוּם וְאֶחָיו מִמַּחֲנוֹת בְּנֵי לֵוִי:
they are the gate sentries Shallum and his brethren of the camps of the sons of Levi.
שׁוֹמְרֵי הַסִּפִּים לָאֹהֶל. שַׁלּוּם בֶּן קוֹרֵא וְאֶחָיו לְבֵית אָבִיו הַקָּרְחִים שֹׁמְרֵי הַסִּפִּים שֶׁל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ מַנִּיחִים שׁוּם אָדָם לָבוֹא אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, כִּי אִם הַכֹּהֲנִים בַּעֲבוֹדָתָן:
the guards of the thresholds of the Tent Shallum the son of Kore and his brethren of his father’s house, the Korahites, were the guards of the thresholds of the Tent of Meeting and did not allow any person to enter the Tent of Meeting, except the priests in their service
וּפִינְחָס בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר נָגִיד הָיָה עֲלֵיהֶם לְפָנִים ה׳ עִמּוֹ. שֶׁנִּתְנַבֵּא לְפָנִים; וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ (בראשית רבה ס:ג): הוּא פִּינְחָס הַכֹּהֵן, וְעַל שֶׁלֹּא הִתִּיר לְיִפְתָּח נִדְרוֹ, נִסְתַּלְּקָה הַשְּׁכִינָה מִמֶּנּוּ:
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, the Lord being with him [This means] that he prophesied in time past, and our Sages said that this is Phinehas the priest, and because he did not annul Jephthah’s vow, the Shechinah left him.
הֵמָּה יִסַּד דָּוִיד וּשְׁמוּאֵל הָרֹאֶה בֶּאֱמוּנָתָם. בְּקִיּוּמָם:
whom David and Samuel the seer established permanently - Heb. בֶּאֱמוּנָתָם, in their permanence.
לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים. לְסוֹף שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים:
for seven days at the end of the seven days.
מֵעֵת אֶל עֵת. מִשִּׁבְעָה לְשִׁבְעָה, כָּל מִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּשַׁבָּתָם:
from time to time from seven to seven, each watch in its week.
וְהֵם עַל הַמַּפְתֵּחַ. עַל מַפְתֵּחַ הָעֲזָרָה:
and they were [appointed] over the key[s] over the key[s] of the forecourt.
וְלַבֹּקֶר לַבֹּקֶר. לִפְתּוֹחַ:
and every morning to open.
וּמֵהֶם עַל כְּלֵי. כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת, בְּמִסְפָּר יוֹצִיאוּם וּבְמִסְפָּר יְבִיאוּם:
And some of them were in charge of the service vessels כְּלֵי הָעֲבוֹדָה, the service vessels - they would take them out by number and bring them by number.
וְאֵלֶּה הַמְשׁוֹרְרִים וְגוֹ׳ פְּטוּרִים. מִכָּל דָּבָר הַמְּלָאכָה, כִּי אִם לָשִׁיר שִׁירָה:
And these are the singers, etc. who were exempt from any manner of work, except to sing a song
אֶשְׁבָּעַל. הוּא ״אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת״ (שמואל ב ב:ח), וּלְכָךְ כִּנָּהוּ ״בֹּשֶׁת״, לְפִי שֶׁבַּעַל לְשׁוֹן אֲדֹנִי הוּא, וְכִנָּהוּ ״בֹּשֶׁת״ לְשׁוֹן גְּנַאי:
Eshbaal That is Ish Bosheth, and he is nicknamed “bosheth,” because “baal” is an expression of lordship, and he nicknamed him “bosheth,” an expression of disgrace.
מְרִיב בַּעַל. זֶה ״מְפִיבֹשֶׁת״ (שמואל ב ד:ד): אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק בַּר שְׁמוּאֵל מִנַּרְבּוֹנָא: מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁעָבְדוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַבַּעַל נִקְרָא הַבַּעַל שֵׁם בּוֹשֶׁת, דִּכְתִיב ״לְקַטֵּר לַבֹּשֶׁת לְקַטֵּר לַבָּעַל״ (ירמיהו יא:יג); כִּי הַבַּעַל הוּא בּוֹשֶׁת, וְגִדְעוֹן נִקְרָא ״יְרֻבַּעַל״ עַל שֶׁסֵּרֵב לוֹ בַּעַל (שופטים ו:לב), וְנִקְרָא ״יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת״, דִּכְתִיב עַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ״מִי הִכָּה... אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת וְגוֹ׳״ בְּסֵפֶר שְׁמוּאֵל (שמואל ב יא:כא); וְנִקְרָא ״יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת״ וִ״יְרֻבַּעַל״, כִּי בַּעַל וּבֹשֶׁת אֶחָד הוּא:
Merib-Baal That is Mephibosheth (II Sam 4:4). Said Rabbi Isaac the son of Samuel of Narbonne: From the time that Israel worshipped the Baal, the Baal was called by the name of Bosheth (shame), as it is written (Jer. 11:13): “altars for the shameful thing, etc.,” for the Baal is a shameful thing. Gideon was called Jerubaal, based on the expression (Jud. 6:32): “Let Baal contend with him.” He was also called Jerubesheth, for it is written concerning Abimelech: “who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubesheth, etc.” in the Book of Samuel (II 11: 21). He is called Jerubesheth and Jerubaal, because Baal and Bosheth are synonymous.