1 Chronicles 7:23

1 Chronicles 7:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his family.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:23

21Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. 22Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah. 25Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

1 Chronicles 7:23 word by word

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ בְּרִיעָ֔ה כִּ֥י בְרָעָ֖ה הָיְתָ֥ה בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• And again he slept withבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• And again he slept withאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and she conceivedהָרָהhârâh · to conceiveH2029
• and gave birth toיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• So he namedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• himשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Beriahבְּרִיעָהberîy‛âh · BeriahH1283
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• tragedyרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• had comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• upon his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:23

• Genesis 35:18And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
• 1 Samuel 4:21And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
• 1 Samuel 4:9Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
• 2 Samuel 23:5Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:23

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The genealogy of Ephraim's descendants includes a story about how the tribe settled in Canaan (1 Chronicles 7:21–24). The genealogy concludes with Joshua, son of Nun, who led Israel into the promised land.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:23

• Beriah
• Ephraim

In the dictionaries

• Beriah
• Amram
• Beriah; Beriites
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Dan
• Shuthelah

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