1 Chronicles 5:7

1 Chronicles 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
• New International Version (NIV)Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his kinsmen by their clans, when the genealogy of their generations was recorded: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:7

5his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal 6and his son Beerah whom Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria carried into exile. He was the leader of the Reubenites. His kinsmen by their families, as listed in their genealogical records: the leader Jeiel, Zechariah, 8and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. They settled in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon, 9while in the east they settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from this side of the river Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 5:7 word by word

וְאֶחָיו֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו בְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֑ם הָרֹ֥אשׁ יְעִיאֵ֖ל וּזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• by their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• when the genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
• of their generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• Jeielיְעִיאֵלye‛îy'êl · JeielH3273
• and Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzekaryâh zekaryâhû · ZechariahH2148

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:7

• 1 Chronicles 5:17All these were recorded by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 9:35Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
• 1 Chronicles 11:44Uzzijah the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel sons of Hotam the Aroerite,
• 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphalehu and Mikneiahu, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the chief and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jehiel. They were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
• 2 Chronicles 20:14Then in the midst of the congregation, the Ruach Adonai came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah the Levite, of the sons of Asaph,
• 2 Chronicles 26:11Uzziah also had a well-trained army ready to go out to battle by divisions, according to the numbers mustered by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under Hananiah, one of the king’s chieftains.
• 2 Chronicles 29:13from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
• 2 Chronicles 35:9Likewise, Conaniah along with Shemaiah and Nethaniel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, provided 5,000 Passover lambs for the Levites and 500 bulls.
• Ezra 8:13from the sons of Adonikam (they came later, but these are their names)—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah and 60 males with them;
• Ezra 10:43From the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.
• 1 Chronicles 15:20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoh, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play harps according to alamoth ,
• 1 Chronicles 15:21but Mattitiah, Eliphalehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jehiel and Azaziah were to lead with lyres, according to the sheminith .
• 1 Chronicles 9:36His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
• Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Adonai came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah son of Iddo, saying:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:7

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 5:7

• Jeiel
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

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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