1 Chronicles 2:1

1 Chronicles 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
• New International Version (NIV)These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
• New King James Version (NKJV)These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:1

The sons of Israel were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 3Judah's sons were: Er, Onan and Shelah. Their mother was Bath-shua, who was a woman from Canaan. Judah's firstborn son Er did things that the Lord saw were evil. So the Lord killed him.

1 Chronicles 2:1 word by word

אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רְאוּבֵ֤ן שִׁמְעוֹן֙ לֵוִ֣י וִיהוּדָ֔ה יִשָׂשכָ֖ר וּזְבֻלֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• and Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• and Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:1

• Genesis 32:28Then the man said, ‘Your name will not be Jacob any longer. Your name will now be Israel. That is because you have fought with God and you have fought with men. And you have won!’
• Genesis 49:2You sons of Jacob, come together now and listen to your father, Israel.’
• Genesis 29:32Leah became pregnant and she gave birth to a son. She called him Reuben. She said, ‘It is because the Lord has seen how sad I am. My husband will love me now because I have given birth to a son.’
• Genesis 30:5Bilhah became pregnant and she gave birth to a son for Jacob.
• Genesis 35:18But Rachel was dying. With her last breath, she gave to her son the name Ben-Oni. But Jacob, his father, called him Benjamin.
• Genesis 46:8These are the names of the descendants of Israel who went to Egypt, (that is, the sons of Jacob): Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.
• Genesis 49:4Yet you are as wild as the sea. You had sex with your father's slave wife. This bad thing brought me shame. So you will not become great.
• Exodus 1:2Jacob's sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah,
• Numbers 1:5These are the men from each tribe who must help you: Reuben: Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
• Numbers 13:4This is a list of their names: From Reuben's tribe: Shammua, the son of Zaccur.
• Numbers 26:5The tribe of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn son had these clans: Hanoch's family, Pallu's family,
• Revelation 7:512,000 from Judah's tribe, 12,000 from Reuben's tribe, 12,000 from Gad's tribe,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1These are the sons of Israel - For this genealogy see the parallel places at Genesis 29:32; Genesis 30:5; Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:22; Genesis 46:8, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The sons of Israel - The order of the names here approximates to an order determined by legitimacy of birth. A single change - the removal of Dan to the place after Benjamin - would give the following result: (1) The six sons of the first wife, Leah. (2) the two sons of the second wife, Rachel. (3) the two sons of the first concubine, Bilhah. (4) the two sons of the second concubine, Zilpah. Dan‘s undue prominency may, perhaps, be accounted for by his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Genealogies. --We are now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations. But now, in Christ, all are welcome to his salvation who come to him; all have equal privileges according to their faith in him, their love and devotedness to him. All that is truly valuable consists in the favour, peace, and image of God, and a life spent to his glory, in promoting the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The Chronicler starts by showing Israel's place among the nations. He traces their ancestry from Adam to Jacob, using information from Genesis.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:1

• Issachar
• Levi
• Reuben
• Simeon
• Zebulun

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Issachar
• Judah
• Levi
• Reuben
• Simeon
• Zebulun
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2

• 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
• EGW Writings