Judah: Gen 35:23, Gen 49:8-10; Num 2:3, Num 7:12; Jos 14:6; Jdg 1:2; Psa 60:7, Psa 108:8; Mic 5:2; Mat 2:6; Heb 7:14; Rev 5:5
the chief ruler: or, the prince, By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Gen 49:10). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king." 1Sa 16:1, 1Sa 16:10, 1Sa 16:12; 2Sa 8:15; Psa 78:68-71; Jer 23:5-6; Mic 5:2; Mat 2:6; Heb 7:14