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: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. That is the list of Azel's sons. 39Azel's brother was Eshek. Eshek's sons were: Ulam, his firstborn son, then Jeush and then Eliphelet. Ulam's sons were brave soldiers. They could shoot arrows very well. They had 150 sons and grandsons. All those men were descendants of Benjamin.

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 could shoot with bows and arrows. They could use slings to throw stones with either their right hand or their left hand. They were relatives of Saul, from Benjamin's tribe. Their names were:
• 2 Chronicles 14:8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah. They carried big shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin's tribe. Those men carried small shields and they could shoot arrows with their bows. They were all brave soldiers who could fight well.
• Psalms 127:3Children are a gift from the Lord. He blesses us with descendants.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a vine that grows in your home, and it gives many grapes. Your children will sit around your table, like the branches of an olive tree that are around you.

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