1 Chronicles 5:13

1 Chronicles 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
• New International Version (NIV)Their relatives, by families, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia and Eber—seven in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their kinsmen according to their fathers' houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and their brethren of their father’s house: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:13

11Gad's descendants lived in the region of Bashan, near the people of Reuben's tribe. Their land went as far as Salecah town in the east. 12Joel was the most important leader. Shapham was the second leader. Janai and Shaphat were also leaders in Bashan. Their relatives in each of their seven clans were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber. 14They were all descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri's son. Huri was Jaroah's son. Jaroah was Gilead's son. Gilead was Michael's son. Michael was Jeshishai's son. Jeshishai was Jahdo's son. Jahdo was the son of Buz. 15Ahi, son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was the leader of their clan.

1 Chronicles 5:13 word by word

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֞ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם מִֽיכָאֵ֡ל וּמְשֻׁלָּ֡ם וְ֠שֶׁבַע וְיוֹרַ֧י וְיַעְכָּ֛ן וְזִ֥יעַ וָעֵ֖בֶר שִׁבְעָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Michaelמִיכָאֵלmîykâ'êl · MichaelH4317
• and Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshûllâm · MeshullamH4918
• and Shebaשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ · ShebaH7652
• and Joraiיוֹרַיyôray · JoraiH3140
• and Jachanיַעְכָּןya‛kân · JacanH3275
• and Ziaזִיעַzîya‛ · ZiaH2127
• and Heberעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · EberH5677
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:13

• Daniel 12:1Then the angel said to me, ‘At that time God's great angel Michael will come. He is the leader who takes care of your people. There will be a time of great trouble. It will be worse than any trouble that has happened since God first made your nation. But many of your own people will escape from that trouble. Those are all the people whose names are written in the book.
• 1 Chronicles 9:12There was also Adaiah, the son of Jeroham and grandson of Pashhur, who was Malkijah's son. And there was Maasai, the son of Adiel and grandson of Jahzerah. Jahzerah was Meshullam's son. Meshullam was Meshillemith's son, and Meshillemith was Immer's son.
• 1 Kings 10:1The Queen of Sheba heard news that Solomon was a great king who served the Lord. So she came to ask Solomon some difficult questions to see how wise he was.
• Genesis 46:17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And their brethren - This verse is wanting both in the Syriac and in the Arabic.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24Chapter 5 lists the family histories for: Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:1–10; compare Genesis 46:9) Gad (1 Chronicles 5:11–17) Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:23–24) These are the tribes of Israel that settled in Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan River).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. the children of Gad dwelt over against them--The genealogy of the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh (1Ch 5:24) is given along with that of the Reubenites, as these three were associated in a separate colony.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 5:13

• Eber
• Gad
• Heber
• Jachan
• Jorai
• Meshullam
• Michael
• Sheba
• Zia

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5

• 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