1 Chronicles 7:6

1 Chronicles 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
• New International Version (NIV)Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all.

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:6

4All of them had many wives and many sons, so the total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000. 5The total number of mighty warriors from all the clans of the tribe of Issachar was 87,000. All of them were listed in their genealogical records. Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. 7The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as listed in their genealogical records. 8The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.

1 Chronicles 7:6 word by word

בִּנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֧לַע וָבֶ֛כֶר וִידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• Belaבֶּ֫לַעbela‛ · BelaH1106
• and Becherבֶּ֫כֶרbeker · BecherH1071
• and Jediaelיְדִיעֲאֵלyedîy‛ă'êl · JediaelH3043
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:6

• 1 Chronicles 8:1Benjamin’s first son was Bela, the second was Ashbel, the third was Aharah,
• Genesis 46:21Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
• Numbers 26:38These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela. The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel. The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram.
• 1 Chronicles 7:10The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher and Jediael - In Genesis 46:21, ten sons of Benjamin are reckoned; viz., Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Eri, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. In Numbers 26:38, etc., five sons only of Benjamin are mentioned, Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shupham, and Hupham: and Ard and Naaman are there said to be the sons of Bela; consequently grandsons of Benjamin. In the beginning of the following chapter, five sons of Benjamin are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Three - In Genesis, ten “sons” of Benjamin are mentioned; in Numbers, five (marginal references). Neither list, however, contains Jediael who was perhaps a later chieftain. If so, “son” as applied to him means only “descendant.” It is conjectured that Becher has disappeared from the lists in Numbers 26:35. He retains, however, his place here, because, by right of blood, he really belonged to Benjamin.Read the comment
• 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. 66. The sons of Benjamin--Ten are named in Ge 46:21, but only five later (1Ch 8:1; Nu 26:38). Perhaps five of them were distinguished as chiefs of illustrious families, but two having fallen in the bloody wars waged against Benjamin (Jud 20:46), there remained only three branches of this tribe, and these only are enumerated. Jediael--Or Asbel (Genesis 46. 21).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:6

• Becher
• Bela
• Benjamin
• Jediael

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Jediael
• Ahiram
• Ashbel; Ashbelite
• Becher
• Bela; Belah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Bela

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