God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 4:38
38These who are mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and the number of people in their households increased.
1 Chronicles 4:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
- New International Version (NIV)The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
- English Standard Version (ESV)these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.
Context of 1 Chronicles 4:38
36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and 37Ziza (son of Shiphi, grandson of Allon, great-grandson of Jedaiah, a descendant of Shimri and Shemaiah). These who are mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and the number of people in their households increased. 39They moved to the outskirts of Gedor, on the east side of the valley, to find pasture for their flocks. 40They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 4:38 word by word
אֵ֚לֶּה הַבָּאִ֣ים בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת נְשִׂיאִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֑ם וּבֵית֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם פָּרְצ֖וּ לָרֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- These mentionedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- in their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- and the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- increasedפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
- greatlyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:38
- 1 Chronicles 5:24These were the heads of Manasseh’s families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were soldiers who were famous heads of their families.
- Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, as well as later, when the sons of God slept with the daughters of other humans and had children by them. These children were famous long ago.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:38
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38These mentioned by their names were princes - The registered chiefs of the cities in the first list 1 Chronicles 4:28-31, in the time of Hezekiah 1 Chronicles 4:41.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-43The list of men described as leaders of Simeon's wealthy clans (1 Chronicles 4:34–38) leads into the description of Simeon's geographic expansion (4:38–43). The tribe expanded with thirteen family leaders during Hezekiah's time (late 700s BC) in the Gerar area. This might have been part of Hezekiah's military action against Philistine territories (2 Kings 18:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-4331-43. These were their cities unto the reign of David--In consequence of the sloth or cowardice of the Simeonites, some of the cities within their allotted territory were only nominally theirs. They were never taken from the Philistines until David's time, when, the Simeonites having forfeited all claim to them, he assigned them to his own tribe of Judah (1Sa 27:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4
- 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
- EGW Writings
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