1 Chronicles 4:38

1 Chronicles 4:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
• New International Version (NIV)The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
• English Standard Version (ESV)these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:38

36also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly [so they needed more land]. 39So they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40They found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those who had lived there previously came from Ham [and had left it a better place for those who came after them].

1 Chronicles 4:38 word by word

אֵ֚לֶּה הַבָּאִ֣ים בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת נְשִׂיאִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם וּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם פָּרְצ֖וּ לָרֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• These mentionedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• in their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• and the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• increasedפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• greatlyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:38

• 1 Chronicles 5:24These were the heads of their fathers’ households: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, warriors of valor [willing and able to encounter danger], famous men, and heads of the households of their fathers.
• Genesis 6:4There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame).

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38These mentioned by their names were princes - The registered chiefs of the cities in the first list 1 Chronicles 4:28-31, in the time of Hezekiah 1 Chronicles 4:41.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-43The list of men described as leaders of Simeon's wealthy clans (1 Chronicles 4:34–38) leads into the description of Simeon's geographic expansion (4:38–43). The tribe expanded with thirteen family leaders during Hezekiah's time (late 700s BC) in the Gerar area. This might have been part of Hezekiah's military action against Philistine territories (2 Kings 18:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-4331-43. These were their cities unto the reign of David--In consequence of the sloth or cowardice of the Simeonites, some of the cities within their allotted territory were only nominally theirs. They were never taken from the Philistines until David's time, when, the Simeonites having forfeited all claim to them, he assigned them to his own tribe of Judah (1Sa 27:6).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:38

• Shimri
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Grant
• Simeon, The tribe of
• Ziza
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Joshah
• Palestine Exploration
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings