1 Chronicles 8:40

1 Chronicles 8:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor—archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all sons of Benjamin.

Context of 1 Chronicles 8:40

38Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were Azel’s sons. 39His brother Eshek’s sons: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. Ulam’s sons were valiant warriors and archers. They had many sons and grandsons — 150 of them. All these were among Benjamin’s sons.

1 Chronicles 8:40 word by word

וַֽיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־א֠וּלָם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים גִּבֹּרֵי־חַ֜יִל דֹּ֣רְכֵי קֶ֗שֶׁת וּמַרְבִּ֤ים בָּנִים֙ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים מֵאָ֖ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֑ים כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה מִבְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ulamאוּלָם'ûlâm · UlamH198
• were mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• archersקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• archersדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• and had manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:40

• 1 Chronicles 12:2They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin:
• 2 Chronicles 14:8Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.
• Psalms 127:3Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, offspring, a reward.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children, like young olive trees around your table.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor - The Targum speaks honourably of them: "The sons of Ulam were mighty and strong men, subduing by wisdom their evil concupiscence, as men bend a bow; therefore they had many sons and grandsons." Of the six sons of Azel, mentioned 1 Chronicles 8:38, R. S. Jarchi says that their allegorical expositions were sufficient to load thirteen thousand camels! No doubt these were reputed to be deeply learned men. There was a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Sons, and sons‘ sons - This genealogy of the house of Saul appears by the number of the generations to belong probably to the time of Hezekiah (compare 1 Chronicles 4:41). Ulam‘s “sons‘ sons” are in the 13th generation from Jonathan, as Hezekiah is in the 13th generation from David.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-40The Chronicler ends his account of Benjamin's history with Saul's family tree. It starts two generations before Saul and goes through Merib-baal (also known as Mephibosheth; see study note on 2 Samuel 4:4) and continues to the families of Azel and Eshek (1 Chronicles 8:38–40). Micah (1 Chronicles 8:35) lived during Solomon's time, and Ulam (8:39) lived near the end of Judah's kingdom before Jerusalem's destruction. This connects Saul to his broader tribal…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. mighty men of valour, archers--(see on Jud 20:16). Great strength as well as skill was requisite in ancient archery, as the bow, which was of steel, was bent by treading with the feet, and pulling the string with both hands.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 8:40

• Archery
• Benjamin
• Ulam

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Bow
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Jonathan (2)
• Ulam
• Benjamin, the Tribe of
• Dan

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary