1 Chronicles 2:1

1 Chronicles 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
• New International Version (NIV)These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
• New King James Version (NKJV)These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:1

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun; 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.

1 Chronicles 2:1 word by word

אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רְאוּבֵ֤ן שִׁמְעוֹן֙ לֵוִ֣י וִיהוּדָ֔ה יִשָׂשכָ֖ר וּזְבֻלֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• and Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• and Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:1

• Genesis 32:28“No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him, “but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”
• Genesis 49:2“Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.
• Genesis 29:32So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”
• Genesis 30:5Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.
• Genesis 35:18With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.
• Genesis 46:8These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt – Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.
• Genesis 49:4You are destructive like water and will not excel, for you got on your father’s bed, then you defiled it – he got on my couch!
• Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
• Numbers 1:5Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
• Numbers 13:4Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
• Numbers 26:5Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
• Revelation 7:5From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1These are the sons of Israel - For this genealogy see the parallel places at Genesis 29:32; Genesis 30:5; Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:22; Genesis 46:8, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The sons of Israel - The order of the names here approximates to an order determined by legitimacy of birth. A single change - the removal of Dan to the place after Benjamin - would give the following result: (1) The six sons of the first wife, Leah. (2) the two sons of the second wife, Rachel. (3) the two sons of the first concubine, Bilhah. (4) the two sons of the second concubine, Zilpah. Dan‘s undue prominency may, perhaps, be accounted for by his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Genealogies. --We are now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations. But now, in Christ, all are welcome to his salvation who come to him; all have equal privileges according to their faith in him, their love and devotedness to him. All that is truly valuable consists in the favour, peace, and image of God, and a life spent to his glory, in promoting the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The Chronicler starts by showing Israel's place among the nations. He traces their ancestry from Adam to Jacob, using information from Genesis.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:1

• Issachar
• Levi
• Reuben
• Simeon
• Zebulun

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Issachar
• Judah
• Levi
• Reuben
• Simeon
• Zebulun
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2

• 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
• EGW Writings