1 Chronicles 7:17

1 Chronicles 7:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
• New International Version (NIV)The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:17

15Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. 16Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. The son of Ulam: Bedan. 18These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

1 Chronicles 7:17 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י אוּלָ֖ם בְּדָ֑ן אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד בֶּן־מָכִ֖יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ulamאוּלָם'ûlâm · UlamH198
• Bedanבְּדָןbedân · BedanH917

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:17

• 1 Samuel 12:11So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17These were the sons of Gilead - i. e. these descendants of Machir were reckoned to the family of Gilead. The name “Gilead” prevailed above all others in the line of Manasseh, the term “Gileadite” almost taking the place of “Manassite.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-19These verses have several issues that suggest the Hebrew text might be damaged: Maacah is listed as both the sister and wife of Makir (1 Chronicles 7:15–16). Huppim and Shuppim were earlier listed with Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:12), not Manasseh. Those considered Gileadites (1 Chronicles 7:16–17) are vaguely linked to Gilead, whose direct descendants are not listed (compare Numbers 26:30–33). The sons of Shemida are not connected to the genealogy (1…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:17

• Bedan
• Gilead
• Hammoleketh

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Hammoleketh
• Abiezer
• Bedan
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Machir; Machirite
• Manasseh (2)

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7

• 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