1 Chronicles 7:28

1 Chronicles 7:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their possessions and habitations were, Beth–el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
• New International Version (NIV)Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns;

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:28

26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. 29And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. 30The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

1 Chronicles 7:28 word by word

וַאֲחֻזָּתָם֙ וּמֹ֣שְׁבוֹתָ֔ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וְלַמִּזְרָ֣ח נַעֲרָ֔ן וְלַֽמַּעֲרָ֗ב גֶּ֤זֶר וּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ וּשְׁכֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ עַד־עַיָּ֖ה וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• Their holdingsאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• and settlementsמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186
• includedבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• and its villagesבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• Naaranנַעֲרָןna‛ărân · NaaranH5295
• to the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• Gezerגֶּ֫זֶרgezer · GezerH1507
• to the westמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb ma‛ărâbâh · westH4628
• and Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• as far asעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Ayyahעַזָּה‛azzâh · GazaH5804

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:28

• Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
• Joshua 16:2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
• Judges 1:22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
• 1 Chronicles 6:66And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:28

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40This chapter provides the genealogies of the remaining tribes of Israel. The sections on the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, and Asher may come from a military census. These lists are almost the same length, use military terms, record the father's houses, and do not mention settlements. The tribes of Zebulun and Dan are completely omitted, and Naphtali has only a short record.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:28

• Ephraim
• Gaza
• Gezer
• Naaran

In the dictionaries

• Gaza
• Shechem
• Naaran
• Naarath
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Naarah (2)
• Abia, Abiah, or Abijah
• Dan

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