1 Chronicles 7:4

1 Chronicles 7:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
• New International Version (NIV)According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:4

2The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22,600. 3The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah; all five of them were chief men. With them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons. 5Their relatives among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, enrolled by genealogy, in all 87,000. 6The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela and Becher and Jediael.

1 Chronicles 7:4 word by word

וַעֲלֵיהֶ֨ם לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֜ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתָ֗ם גְּדוּדֵי֙ צְבָ֣א מִלְחָמָ֔ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף כִּֽי־הִרְבּ֥וּ נָשִׁ֖ים וּבָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• With them by their generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• according to their fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
• householdsבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• were 36,000שְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• were 36,000אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• troopsגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• of the armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• for warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• for they hadרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40This chapter provides the genealogies of the remaining tribes of Israel. The sections on the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, and Asher may come from a military census. These lists are almost the same length, use military terms, record the father's houses, and do not mention settlements. The tribes of Zebulun and Dan are completely omitted, and Naphtali has only a short record.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Ch 7:1-5. Sons of Issachar. 1. Jashub--or Job (Ge 46:13).Read the comment

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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