1 Chronicles 7:22

1 Chronicles 7:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
• New International Version (NIV)Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:22

20These are the names of Ephraim's descendants. Ephraim's son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah's son was Bered and Bered's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Eleadah and Eleadah's son was Tahath. 21Tahath's son was Zabad and Zabad's son was Shuthelah. Ezer and Elead were also sons of Ephraim. They went to Gath and they tried to take some cows and sheep from there. So some men who were born in that city killed them. Their father Ephraim cried for them and he was sad for many days. And his family came to help him. 23Then Ephraim had sex with his wife and they had another son. Ephraim called him Beriah. That name means ‘trouble’. Ephraim chose that name because of his family's troubles. 24Beriah's daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Higher Beth-Horon. And she built Uzzen-Sheerah.

1 Chronicles 7:22 word by word

וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֛ל אֶפְרַ֥יִם אֲבִיהֶ֖ם יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶחָ֖יו לְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• mournedאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:22

• Genesis 37:34Jacob was so upset that he tore his own clothes. He put on clothes made from sackcloth to show how sad he was. He wept for many days because his son had died.
• Job 2:11Three of Job's friends heard news about his trouble. One friend was called Eliphaz, who came from Teman. The second friend was called Bildad, who came from Shuah. The third friend was called Zophar, who came from Naamah. They came from their own homes to meet together. They wanted to show Job that they were sorry about his trouble. They went to visit him to comfort him.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Ephraim is recorded as the father of Ezer and Elead. However, Ephraim, the son of Joseph, could not have settled in Canaan after the Exodus. Traditionally, people imagined an early exodus for Ephraim's family. Other possibilities include that the name Ephraim is a scribal error or that Ephraim referred to the tribe, not Joseph's son.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:22

• Beriah
• Ephraim

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Beriah
• Amram
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Dan
• Shuthelah

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