1 Chronicles 7:17

1 Chronicles 7:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
• New International Version (NIV)The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:17

15Machir took as his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s grandson was Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters. 16(Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

1 Chronicles 7:17 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י אוּלָ֖ם בְּדָ֑ן אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד בֶּן־מָכִ֖יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ulamאוּלָם'ûlâm · UlamH198
• Bedanבְּדָןbedân · BedanH917
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• of Machirמָכִירmâkîyr · MachirH4353
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:17

• 1 Samuel 12:11And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17These were the sons of Gilead - i. e. these descendants of Machir were reckoned to the family of Gilead. The name “Gilead” prevailed above all others in the line of Manasseh, the term “Gileadite” almost taking the place of “Manassite.”Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:17

• Bedan
• Gilead
• Hammoleketh

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Hammoleketh
• Abiezer
• Bedan
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Machir; Machirite
• Manasseh (2)
• Ulam

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