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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)All of them had many wives and many sons, so the total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:4

2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600. 3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children. 5The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all. 6Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And with them, by their generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• after the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• bandsגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• of soldiersצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• for warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• for they had 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

In the dictionaries

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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