1 Chronicles 7:14

1 Chronicles 7:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:14

12The Shuppites and Huppites were Ir’s descendants. The Hushites were descendants of someone else. 13Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. They were Bilhah’s grandsons. Manasseh’s sons were Asriel and Machir. Their mother was Manasseh’s Aramean concubine. Machir was the first to settle Gilead. 15He married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His wife’s name was Maacah. The name of his second son was Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters. 16Maacah, Machir’s wife, had a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem.

1 Chronicles 7:14 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה אַשְׂרִיאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלָ֑דָה פִּֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּיָּ֔ה יָלְדָ֕ה אֶת־מָכִ֖יר אֲבִ֥י גִלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• Ashrielאַשְׂרִיאֵל'aώrîy'êl · AsrielH844
• whom she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• his concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• the Aramitessאֲרַמִּי'ărammîy · ArameanH761
• Machirמָכִירmâkîyr · MachirH4353
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:14

• 1 Chronicles 2:21Afterwards, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir, the man who first settled Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was 60 years old. She gave birth to Segub.
• Genesis 50:23He saw his grandchildren, Ephraim’s children. Even the children of Machir, son of Manasseh, were adopted by Joseph at birth.
• Numbers 26:29(from Manasseh) the family of Machir (Machir was the father of Gilead) and the family of Gilead.
• Numbers 27:1The daughters of Zelophehad, son of Hepher, grandson of Gilead, descendant of Machir, whose father was Manasseh, belonged to the families of Manasseh, son of Joseph. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They came
• Numbers 32:30If they don’t get ready for battle and go with you, the land they will take possession of must be in Canaan with yours.”
• Deuteronomy 3:13I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan ruled by Og to half of the tribe of Manasseh. (The whole territory of Argob in Bashan used to be called the land of the Rephaim.
• Joshua 13:31It also included half of Gilead with Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. They were given to half the families of Machir, son of Manasseh, ⌞for their inheritance⌟.
• Joshua 17:1The lot was drawn for the tribe of Manasseh, because Manasseh was Joseph’s firstborn. Machir, Manasseh’s firstborn, the ancestor of the people living in Gilead, had received Gilead and Bashan because he was a soldier.
• Judges 5:14Those who had settled in Amalek’s country came down from Ephraim. Benjamin came with its troops after Ephraim. Commanders from Machir went into battle. The officers from Zebulun also went.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-19These verses have several issues that suggest the Hebrew text might be damaged: Maacah is listed as both the sister and wife of Makir (1 Chronicles 7:15–16). Huppim and Shuppim were earlier listed with Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:12), not Manasseh. Those considered Gileadites (1 Chronicles 7:16–17) are vaguely linked to Gilead, whose direct descendants are not listed (compare Numbers 26:30–33). The sons of Shemida are not connected to the genealogy (1…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. The sons of Manasseh--or descendants; for Ashriel was a grandson, and Zelophehad was a generation farther removed in descent (Nu 26:33). The text, as it stands, is so confused and complicated that it is exceedingly difficult to trace the genealogical thread, and a great variety of conjectures have been made with a view to clear away the obscurity. The passage [1Ch 7:14, 15] should probably be rendered thus: "The sons of Manasseh were Ashriel, whom…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:14

• Asriel
• Concubinage
• Gilead

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Machir
• Abiezer
• Aramitess
• Asriel
• Chronicles, Books of
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• Genealogy
• Manasseh (2)

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