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1 Chronicles 5:4
4The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei,
1 Chronicles 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
- New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Context of 1 Chronicles 5:4
2The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph. 3The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, 5Micah, Reaiah, Baal, 6and Beerah. Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites when they were taken into captivity by King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 5:4 word by word
בְּנֵ֖י יוֹאֵ֑ל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ גּ֥וֹג בְּנ֖וֹ שִׁמְעִ֥י בְנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:4
- 1 Samuel 8:2Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
- 1 Chronicles 9:16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the area of Netophah.
- Ezekiel 38:2“Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
- Ezekiel 39:1“Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal.
- Ezekiel 38:15You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army,
- Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.
- Ezekiel 38:8A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 38:12I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!’
- Revelation 20:8He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore.
- 2 Samuel 16:5As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The sons of Joel - The line of succession here given must be broken by one great gap or several smaller ones, since nine generations before Tiglath-pileser would carry us back no further than the reign of Rehoboam.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8We do not know how Joel's descendants are related to the rest of the Reuben tribe.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 5:1-10. The Line of Reuben. 1. Now the sons of Reuben--In proceeding to give this genealogy, the sacred historian states, in a parenthesis (1Ch 5:1, 2), the reason why it was not placed first, as Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob. The birthright, which by a foul crime he had forfeited, implied not only dominion, but a double portion (De 21:17); and both of these were transferred to Joseph, whose two sons having been adopted as the children of Jacob…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5
- 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
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