1 Chronicles 5:7

1 Chronicles 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
• New International Version (NIV)Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his kinsmen by their clans, when the genealogy of their generations was recorded: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:7

5Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites. His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: 8Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. 9They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 5:7 word by word

וְאֶחָיו֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו בְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑ם הָרֹ֥אשׁ יְעִיאֵ֖ל וּזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Beerahהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• was a leaderנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the Reubenitesרְאוּבֵנִיre'ûbênîy · ReubeniteH7206
• His relativesאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• by their clansמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• are recordedיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
• in their genealogyתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:7

• 1 Chronicles 5:17All of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 9:35Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
• 1 Chronicles 11:44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
• 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
• 2 Chronicles 20:14Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.
• 2 Chronicles 26:11Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
• 2 Chronicles 29:13Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
• 2 Chronicles 35:9Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
• Ezra 8:13from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
• Ezra 10:43And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
• 1 Chronicles 15:20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
• 1 Chronicles 15:21And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
• 1 Chronicles 9:36Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
• Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8We do not know how Joel's descendants are related to the rest of the Reuben tribe.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 5:7

• Jeiel
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

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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