1 Chronicles 2:2

1 Chronicles 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
• New International Version (NIV)Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:2

1The sons of Israel were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, 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. 4Judah had sex with Er's widow, Tamar. She gave birth to two sons for Judah, Perez and Zerah. Judah was the father of five sons.

1 Chronicles 2:2 word by word

דָּ֚ן יוֹסֵ֣ף וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן נַפְתָּלִ֖י גָּ֥ד וְאָשֵֽׁר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• and Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:2

• Genesis 30:6Rachel said, ‘God has shown that I am right. He has listened to me and he has given a son to me.’ Because of this, she called the boy Dan.
• Genesis 30:24Rachel called her son Joseph. She said, ‘I pray that the Lord will give me another son.’
• 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 30:8Rachel said, ‘I have fought with my sister and I have won.’ She called this son Naphtali.
• Genesis 30:11Leah said, ‘This is very good.’ She called the boy Gad.
• Genesis 30:13Leah said, ‘I am very happy! Women will call me happy.’ So she called this boy Asher.
• Genesis 35:26The sons of Leah's servant, Zilpah, were Gad and Asher. Those were Jacob's sons who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
• Genesis 46:17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.
• Genesis 49:20Asher will have much good food. It will be good enough for kings to eat.
• Deuteronomy 33:24I pray this for the tribe of Asher: May the Lord bless Asher's tribe more than the other tribes. May their brothers be pleased with them. May Asher's people be rich enough to wash their feet in olive oil.
• Joshua 19:24The next part of the land was for Asher's tribe, clan by clan.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:2

• 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 2:2

• Asher

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Benjamin
• Dan
• Gad
• Naphtali
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Aaron
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament

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