1 Chronicles 5:3

1 Chronicles 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
• New International Version (NIV)the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:3

1Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father’s bed [with Bilhah his father’s concubine], his birthright was given to [Manasseh and Ephraim] the sons of Joseph [the favorite] son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. 2Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came [David] the leader [and eventually the Messiah], yet the birthright was Joseph’s— the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

1 Chronicles 5:3 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא חֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Hanochחֲנוֹךְchănôk · HanochH2585
• and Palluפַּלּוּאpallû' · PalluH6396
• Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsrôn · HezronH2696
• and Carmiכַּרְמִיkarmîy · CarmiH3756

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:3

• Genesis 46:9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
• Exodus 6:14These are the heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s (Jacob’s) firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
• Numbers 26:5Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (Jacob), the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
• Genesis 25:4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
• 1 Chronicles 4:1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The sons of Reuben are also mentioned in Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5–6.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 5:1-10. The Line of Reuben. 1. Now the sons of Reuben--In proceeding to give this genealogy, the sacred historian states, in a parenthesis (1Ch 5:1, 2), the reason why it was not placed first, as Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob. The birthright, which by a foul crime he had forfeited, implied not only dominion, but a double portion (De 21:17); and both of these were transferred to Joseph, whose two sons having been adopted as the children of Jacob…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 5:3

• Hanoch
• Hezron
• Pallu
• Phallu
• Reuben

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Reuben
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Hagarene
• Music
• Pallu
• Carmi
• Chanoch; Hanochites
• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings