1 Chronicles 7
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The Descendants of Issachar
1The sonsH1121 of IssacharH3485:
TolaH8439, PuahH6312,1 JashubH3437, and ShimronH8110—fourH702 in all. 2The sonsH1121 of TolaH8439: UzziH5813, RephaiahH7509, JerielH3400, JahmaiH3181, IbsamH3005, and ShemuelH8050, the headsH7218 of their familiesH1H1004. In the daysH3117 of DavidH1732, 22,600H6242H8147H505H8337H3967 descendants of TolaH8439 were numberedH4557 in their genealogiesH8435 as mighty menH1368 of valorH2428. 3The sonH11212 of UzziH5813: IzrahiahH3156. The sonsH1121 of IzrahiahH3156: 4MichaelH4317, ObadiahH5662, JoelH3100, and IsshiahH3449. AllH3605 fiveH2568 of them were chiefsH7218. In addition to themH5921, according to their genealogyH8435H1H1416H1004, they had 36,000H7970H8337H505 troopsH6635 for battleH4421, forH3588 they had manyH7235 wivesH802 and childrenH1121. 5Their kinsmenH251 belonging to allH3605 the familiesH4940 of IssacharH3485 who were mighty menH2428 of valorH1368 totaledH3605 87,000H8084H7651H505, as listed in their genealogiesH3187.
The Descendants of Benjamin
6The threeH7969 sons of BenjaminH1144:
BelaH1106, BecherH1071, and JediaelH3043. 7The sonsH1121 of BelaH1106: EzbonH675, UzziH5813, UzzielH5816, JerimothH3406, and IriH5901, headsH7218 of their familiesH1H1004—fiveH2568 in all. There were 22,034H6242H8147H505H7970H702 mighty menH1368 of valorH2428 listed in their genealogiesH3187. 8The sonsH1121 of BecherH1071: 9ZemirahH2160, JoashH3135, EliezerH461, ElioenaiH454, OmriH6018, JeremothH3406, AbijahH29, AnathothH6068, and AlemethH5964; allH3605 theseH428 were Becher’sH1071 sonsH1121. Their genealogiesH8435 were recordedH3187 according to the headsH7218 of their familiesH1H1004—20,200H6242H505H3967 mighty menH1368 of valorH2428. 10The sonH1121 of JediaelH3043: BilhanH1092. The sonsH1121 of BilhanH1092: 11JeushH3266, BenjaminH1144, EhudH164, ChenaanahH3668, ZethanH2133, TarshishH8659, and AhishaharH300. AllH3605 theseH428 sonsH1121 of JediaelH3043 were headsH7218 of their familiesH1, mighty menH1368 of valorH2428; there were 17,200H7651H6240H505H3967 fitH3318 for battleH6635H4421. 12The ShuppitesH8206 and HuppitesH2650 were descendantsH1121 of IrH5893, and the HushitesH2366 were descendantsH1121 of AherH313.
The Descendants of Naphtali
13The sonsH1121 of NaphtaliH5321:
JahzielH3185,3 GuniH1476, JezerH3337, and ShallumH79674—the descendantsH1121 of BilhahH1090.
The Descendants of Manasseh
14The descendantsH1121 of ManassehH4519:
AsrielH844 through his ArameanH761H3205 concubineH6370. She also gave birthH3205 to MachirH4353 the fatherH1 of GileadH1568. 15MachirH4353 tookH3947 a wifeH802 from among the HuppitesH2650 and ShuppitesH8206. The nameH8034 of his sisterH269 was MaacahH4601. AnotherH8145 descendant was namedH8034 ZelophehadH6765, who hadH1961H6765 only daughtersH1323. 16Machir’sH4353 wifeH802 MaacahH4601 gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121, and she named himH7121H8034 PereshH6570. His brotherH251 was namedH8034 ShereshH8329, and his sonsH1121 were UlamH198 and RekemH7552. 17The sonH1121 of UlamH198: BedanH917. 18TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of GileadH1568 sonH1121 of MachirH4353, the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519. His sisterH269 HammolechethH4447 gave birth toH3205 IshhodH379, AbiezerH44, and MahlahH4244. 19And these wereH1961 the sonsH1121 of ShemidaH8061: AhianH291, ShechemH7928, LikhiH3949, and AniamH593.
The Descendants of Ephraim
20The descendantsH1121 of EphraimH669:
21ShuthelahH7803, BeredH1260 his sonH1121, TahathH8480 his sonH1121, EleadahH497 his sonH1121, TahathH8480 his sonH1121, ZabadH2066 his sonH1121, and ShuthelahH7803 his sonH1121. EzerH5829 and EleadH496 were killedH2026 by the nativesH582H3205H776 of GathH1661, becauseH3588 they went downH3381 to stealH3947 their livestockH4735. 22Their fatherH1 EphraimH669 mournedH56 for manyH7227 daysH3117, and his relativesH251 cameH935 to comfort himH5162. 23And again he slept withH935H413 his wifeH802, and she conceivedH2029 and gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121. So he namedH7121 himH8034 BeriahH1283,5 becauseH3588 tragedyH7451 had comeH1961 upon his houseH1004. 24His daughterH1323 was SheerahH7609, who builtH1129 LowerH8481 and UpperH5945 Beth-horonH1032, as well asH853 Uzzen-sheerahH242. 25Additionally, RephahH7506 was his sonH1121, ReshephH7566 his son,6 TelahH8520 his sonH1121, TahanH8465 his sonH1121, 26LadanH3936 his sonH1121, AmmihudH5989 his sonH1121, ElishamaH476 his sonH1121, 27NunH51267 his sonH1121, and JoshuaH3091 his sonH1121. 28Their holdingsH272 and settlementsH4186 includedH1008 BethelH1008 and its villagesH1323, NaaranH5295 to the eastH4217, GezerH1507 and its villagesH1323 to the westH4628, and ShechemH7927 and its villagesH1323 as far asH5704 AyyahH58048 and its villagesH1323. 29And alongH5921 the bordersH3027 of ManassehH1121H4519 were Beth-sheanH1052,9 TaanachH8590, MegiddoH4023, and DorH1756, together with their villagesH1323. The descendantsH1121 of JosephH3130 sonH1121 of IsraelH3478 livedH3427 in these townsH428.
The Descendants of Asher
30The childrenH1121 of AsherH836:
ImnahH3232, IshvahH3438, IshviH3440, BeriahH1283, and their sisterH269 SerahH8294. 31The sonsH1121 of BeriahH1283: HeberH2268, as well as MalchielH4439, whoH1931 was the father ofH1 BirzaithH1269. 32HeberH2268 was the father ofH3205 JaphletH3310, ShomerH7763, and HothamH2369, andH853 of their sisterH269 ShuaH7774. 33The sonsH1121 of JaphletH3310: PasachH6457, BimhalH1118, and AshvathH6220. TheseH428 were Japhlet’sH3310 sonsH1121. 34The sonsH1121 of ShemerH8106: AhiH277, RohgahH7303,10 HubbahH3160, and AramH758. 35The sonsH1121 of his brotherH251 HelemH1987:11 ZophahH6690, ImnaH3234, SheleshH8028, and AmalH6000. 36The sonsH1121 of ZophahH6690: 37SuahH5477, HarnepherH2774, ShualH7777, BeriH1275, ImrahH3236, BezerH1221, HodH1936, ShammaH8037, ShilshahH8030, IthranH3506,12 and BeeraH878. 38The sonsH1121 of JetherH3500: JephunnehH3312, PispaH6462, and AraH690. 39The sonsH1121 of UllaH5925: ArahH733, HannielH2592, and RiziaH7525. 40AllH3605 theseH428 were the descendantsH1121 of AsherH836—headsH7218 of their familiesH1H1004, choiceH1305 and mighty menH1368 of valorH2428, and chiefsH7218 among the leadersH5387. The numberH4557 of menH582 fit for battleH4421, recorded in their genealogiesH3187, was 26,000H6242H8337H505.
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 7:1 Puah is a variant of Puvah; see Genesis 46:13 and Numbers 26:23. ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 7:3 Hebrew sons; also in verses 10 and 17 ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 7:13 Jahziel is a variant of Jahzeel; see Genesis 46:24. ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 7:13 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew and LXX manuscripts Shillem; see Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49. ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for tragedy or disaster. ↩
- 6. 1 Chronicles 7:25 Some LXX manuscripts; Hebrew does not include his son. ↩
- 7. 1 Chronicles 7:27 Or Non ↩
- 8. 1 Chronicles 7:28 Ayyah is another name for Gaza; see also LXX. ↩
- 9. 1 Chronicles 7:29 Beth-shean is a variant of Beth-shan; see 1 Samuel 31:10 and 2 Samuel 21:12. ↩
- 10. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or The sons of his brother Shemer: Rohgah; note that Shemer is a variant of Shomer; see verse 32. ↩
- 11. 1 Chronicles 7:35 Helem is possibly another name for Hotham; see verse 32. ↩
- 12. 1 Chronicles 7:37 Ithran is possibly a variant of Jether; see verse 38. ↩
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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