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1 Chronicles 7:18
18These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
1 Chronicles 7:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
- New International Version (NIV)His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Context of 1 Chronicles 7:18
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. 17The son of Ulam: Bedan. These 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. 20The descendants of Ephraim:
Read all of 1 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 7:18 word by word
וַאֲחֹת֖וֹ הַמֹּלֶ֑כֶת יָלְדָה֙ אֶת־אִישְׁה֔וֹד וְאֶת־אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר וְאֶת־מַחְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- were the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
- of Machirמָכִירmâkîyr · MachirH4353
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- His sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
- Hammolechethהַמֹּלֶכֶתmôleketh · HammolechethH4447
- gave birth toיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- Ishhodאִישְׁהוֹד'îyshhôd · IshhodH379
- Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר'ăbîy‛ezer · AbiezerH44
- and Mahlahמַחְלָהmachlâh · MahlahH4244
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:18
- Numbers 26:30These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
- Judges 6:11Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
- Judges 8:2But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Abiezer - His descendants formed one of the most important branches of the Manassites. They furnished to Israel the greatest of the Judges, Gideon Judges 6:11, Judges 6:24, Judges 6:34, and were regarded as the leading family among the so-called “sons of Gilead.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
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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
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