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1 Chronicles 7:1-40 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

1 Now the sons H1121 of Issachar H3485 were, Tola, H8439 and Puah, H6312 Jashub, H3437 and Shimron, H8110 four. H702

2 And the sons H1121 of Tola; H8439 Uzzi, H5813 and Rephaiah, H7509 and Jeriel, H3400 and Jahmai, H3181 and Jibsam, H3005 and Shemuel, H8050 heads H7218 of their father's H1 house, H1004 to wit, of Tola: H8439 they were valiant men H1368 of might H2428 in their generations; H8435 whose number H4557 was in the days H3117 of David H1732 two H8147 and twenty H6242 thousand H505 and six H8337 hundred. H3967

3 And the sons H1121 of Uzzi; H5813 Izrahiah: H3156 and the sons H1121 of Izrahiah; H3156 Michael, H4317 and Obadiah, H5662 and Joel, H3100 Ishiah, H3449 five: H2568 all of them chief men. H7218

4 And with them, by their generations, H8435 after the house H1004 of their fathers, H1 were bands H1416 of soldiers H6635 for war, H4421 six H8337 and thirty H7970 thousand H505 men: for they had many H7235 wives H802 and sons. H1121

5 And their brethren H251 among all the families H4940 of Issachar H3485 were valiant H1368 men of might, H2428 reckoned in all by their genealogies H3187 fourscore H8084 and seven H7651 thousand. H505

6 The sons of Benjamin; H1144 Bela, H1106 and Becher, H1071 and Jediael, H3043 three. H7969

7 And the sons H1121 of Bela; H1106 Ezbon, H675 and Uzzi, H5813 and Uzziel, H5816 and Jerimoth, H3406 and Iri, H5901 five; H2568 heads H7218 of the house H1004 of their fathers, H1 mighty H1368 men of valour; H2428 and were reckoned by their genealogies H3187 twenty H6242 and two H8147 thousand H505 and thirty H7970 and four. H702

8 And the sons H1121 of Becher; H1071 Zemira, H2160 and Joash, H3135 and Eliezer, H461 and Elioenai, H454 and Omri, H6018 and Jerimoth, H3406 and Abiah, H29 and Anathoth, H6068 and Alameth. H5964 All these are the sons H1121 of Becher. H1071

9 And the number H3187 of them, after their genealogy by their generations, H8435 heads H7218 of the house H1004 of their fathers, H1 mighty men H1368 of valour, H2428 was twenty H6242 thousand H505 and two hundred. H3967

10 The sons H1121 also of Jediael; H3043 Bilhan: H1092 and the sons H1121 of Bilhan; H1092 Jeush, H3274 and Benjamin, H1144 and Ehud, H164 and Chenaanah, H3668 and Zethan, H2133 and Tharshish, H8659 and Ahishahar. H300

11 All these the sons H1121 of Jediael, H3043 by the heads H7218 of their fathers, H1 mighty H1368 men of valour, H2428 were seventeen H7651 H6240 thousand H505 and two hundred H3967 soldiers, fit to go out H3318 for war H6635 and battle. H4421

12 Shuppim H8206 also, and Huppim, H2650 the children H1121 of Ir, H5893 and Hushim, H2366 the sons H1121 of Aher. H313

13 The sons H1121 of Naphtali; H5321 Jahziel, H3185 and Guni, H1476 and Jezer, H3337 and Shallum, H7967 the sons H1121 of Bilhah. H1090

14 The sons H1121 of Manasseh; H4519 Ashriel, H844 whom she bare: H3205 (but his concubine H6370 the Aramitess H761 bare H3205 Machir H4353 the father H1 of Gilead: H1568

15 And Machir H4353 took H3947 to wife H802 the sister of Huppim H2650 and Shuppim, H8206 whose sister's H269 name H8034 was Maachah;) H4601 and the name H8034 of the second H8145 was Zelophehad: H6765 and Zelophehad H6765 had daughters. H1323

16 And Maachah H4601 the wife H802 of Machir H4353 bare H3205 a son, H1121 and she called H7121 his name H8034 Peresh; H6570 and the name H8034 of his brother H251 was Sheresh; H8329 and his sons H1121 were Ulam H198 and Rakem. H7552

17 And the sons H1121 of Ulam; H198 Bedan. H917 These were the sons H1121 of Gilead, H1568 the son H1121 of Machir, H4353 the son H1121 of Manasseh. H4519

18 And his sister H269 Hammoleketh H4447 bare H3205 Ishod, H379 and Abiezer, H44 and Mahalah. H4244

19 And the sons H1121 of Shemida H8061 were, Ahian, H291 and Shechem, H7928 and Likhi, H3949 and Aniam. H593

20 And the sons H1121 of Ephraim; H669 Shuthelah, H7803 and Bered H1260 his son, H1121 and Tahath H8480 his son, H1121 and Eladah H497 his son, H1121 and Tahath H8480 his son, H1121

21 And Zabad H2066 his son, H1121 and Shuthelah H7803 his son, H1121 and Ezer, H5827 and Elead, H496 whom the men H582 of Gath H1661 that were born H3205 in that land H776 slew, H2026 because they came down H3381 to take away H3947 their cattle. H4735

22 And Ephraim H669 their father H1 mourned H56 many H7227 days, H3117 and his brethren H251 came H935 to comfort H5162 him.

23 And when he went in H935 to his wife, H802 she conceived, H2029 and bare H3205 a son, H1121 and he called H7121 his name H8034 Beriah, H1283 because it went evil H7451 with his house. H1004

24 (And his daughter H1323 was Sherah, H7609 who built H1129 Bethhoron H1032 the nether, H8481 and the upper, H5945 and Uzzensherah.) H242

25 And Rephah H7506 was his son, H1121 also Resheph, H7566 and Telah H8520 his son, H1121 and Tahan H8465 his son, H1121

26 Laadan H3936 his son, H1121 Ammihud H5989 his son, H1121 Elishama H476 his son, H1121

27 Non H5126 his son, H1121 Jehoshua H3091 his son. H1121

28 And their possessions H272 and habitations H4186 were, Bethel H1008 and the towns H1323 thereof, and eastward H4217 Naaran, H5295 and westward H4628 Gezer, H1507 with the towns H1323 thereof; Shechem H7927 also and the towns H1323 thereof, unto Gaza H5804 and the towns H1323 thereof:

29 And by the borders H3027 of the children H1121 of Manasseh, H4519 Bethshean H1052 and her towns, H1323 Taanach H8590 and her towns, H1323 Megiddo H4023 and her towns, H1323 Dor H1756 and her towns. H1323 In these dwelt H3427 the children H1121 of Joseph H3130 the son H1121 of Israel. H3478

30 The sons H1121 of Asher; H836 Imnah, H3232 and Isuah, H3440 and Ishuai, H3438 and Beriah, H1283 and Serah H8294 their sister. H269

31 And the sons H1121 of Beriah; H1283 Heber, H2268 and Malchiel, H4439 who is the father H1 of Birzavith. H1269

32 And Heber H2268 begat H3205 Japhlet, H3310 and Shomer, H7763 and Hotham, H2369 and Shua H7774 their sister. H269

33 And the sons H1121 of Japhlet; H3310 Pasach, H6457 and Bimhal, H1118 and Ashvath. H6220 These are the children H1121 of Japhlet. H3310

34 And the sons H1121 of Shamer; H8106 Ahi, H277 and Rohgah, H7303 Jehubbah, H3160 and Aram. H758

35 And the sons H1121 of his brother H251 Helem; H1987 Zophah, H6690 and Imna, H3234 and Shelesh, H8028 and Amal. H6000

36 The sons H1121 of Zophah; H6690 Suah, H5477 and Harnepher, H2774 and Shual, H7777 and Beri, H1275 and Imrah, H3236

37 Bezer, H1221 and Hod, H1936 and Shamma, H8037 and Shilshah, H8030 and Ithran, H3506 and Beera. H878

38 And the sons H1121 of Jether; H3500 Jephunneh, H3312 and Pispah, H6462 and Ara. H690

39 And the sons H1121 of Ulla; H5925 Arah, H733 and Haniel, H2592 and Rezia. H7525

40 All these were the children H1121 of Asher, H836 heads H7218 of their father's H1 house, H1004 choice H1305 and mighty men H1368 of valour, H2428 chief H7218 of the princes. H5387 And the number H4557 throughout the genealogy H3187 of them that were apt to the war H6635 and to battle H4421 was twenty H6242 and six H8337 thousand H505 men. H582

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


CHAPTER 7

1Ch 7:1-5. Sons of Issachar.

1. Jashub—or Job (Ge 46:13).

2. whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred—Although a census was taken in the reign of David by order of that monarch, it is not certain that the sacred historian had it in mind, since we find here the tribe of Benjamin enumerated [1Ch 7:6-12], which was not taken in David's time; and there are other points of dissimilarity.

3. five: all of them chief men—Four only are mentioned; so that as they are stated to be five, in this number the father, Izrahiah, must be considered as included; otherwise one of the names must have dropped out of the text. They were each at the head of a numerous and influential division of their tribe.

5. fourscore and seven thousand—exclusive of the 58,600 men which the Tola branch had produced (1Ch 7:24), so that in the days of David the tribe would have contained a population of 45,600. This large increase was owing to the practice of polygamy, as well as the fruitfulness of the women. A plurality of wives, though tolerated among the Hebrews, was confined chiefly to the great and wealthy; but it seems to have been generally esteemed a privilege by the tribe of Issachar, "for they had many wives and sons" [1Ch 7:4].

1Ch 7:6-12. Of Benjamin.

6. 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).

7. the sons of Bela—Each of them was chief or leader of the family to which he belonged. In an earlier period seven great families of Benjamin are mentioned (Nu 26:38), five of them being headed by these five sons of Benjamin, and two descended from Bela. Here five families of Bela are specified, whence we are led to conclude that time or the ravages of war had greatly changed the condition of Benjamin, or that the five families of Bela were subordinate to the other great divisions that sprang directly from the five sons of the patriarch.

12. Shuppim also, and Huppim—They are called Muppim and Huppim (Ge 46:21) and Hupham and Shupham (Nu 26:39). They were the children of Ir, or Iri (1Ch 7:7).

and Hushim, the sons—"son."

of Aher—"Aher" signifies "another," and some eminent critics, taking "Aher" as a common noun, render the passage thus, "and Hushim, another son." Shuppim, Muppim, and Hushim are plural words, and therefore denote not individuals, but the heads of their respective families; and as they were not comprised in the above enumeration (1Ch 7:7, 9) they are inserted here in the form of an appendix. Some render the passage, "Hushim, the son of another," that is, tribe or family. The name occurs among the sons of Dan (Ge 46:23), and it is a presumption in favor of this being the true rendering, that after having recorded the genealogy of Naphtali (1Ch 7:13) the sacred historian adds, "the sons of Bilhah, the handmaid, who was the mother of Dan and Naphtali." We naturally expect, therefore, that these two will be noticed together, but Dan is not mentioned at all, if not in this passage.

1Ch 7:13. Of Naphtali.

13. Shallum—or Shillem (Ge 46:24).

sons of Bilhah—As Dan and Naphtali were her sons, Hushim, as well as these enumerated in 1Ch 7:13, were her grandsons.

1Ch 7:14-40. Of Manasseh.

14, 15. The sons of Manasseh—or descendants; for Ashriel was a grandson, and Zelophehad was a generation farther removed in descent (Nu 26:33). The text, as it stands, is so confused and complicated that it is exceedingly difficult to trace the genealogical thread, and a great variety of conjectures have been made with a view to clear away the obscurity. The passage [1Ch 7:14, 15] should probably be rendered thus: "The sons of Manasseh were Ashriel, whom his Syrian concubine bare to him, and Machir, the father of Gilead (whom his wife bare to him). Machir took for a wife Maachah, sister to Huppim and Shuppim."

21. whom the men of Gath … slew, &c.—This interesting little episode gives us a glimpse of the state of Hebrew society in Egypt; for the occurrence narrated seems to have taken place before the Israelites left that country. The patriarch Ephraim was then alive, though he must have arrived at a very advanced age; and the Hebrew people, at all events those of them who were his descendants, still retained their pastoral character. It was in perfect consistency with the ideas and habits of Oriental shepherds that they should have made a raid on the neighboring tribe of the Philistines for the purpose of plundering their flocks. For nothing is more common among them than hostile incursions on the inhabitants of towns, or on other nomad tribes with whom they have no league of amity. But a different view of the incident is brought out, if, instead of "because," we render the Hebrew particle "when" they came down to take their cattle, for the tenor of the context leads rather to the conclusion that "the men of Gath" were the aggressors, who, making a sudden foray on the Ephraimite flocks, killed the shepherds including several of the sons of Ephraim. The calamity spread a deep gloom around the tent of their aged father, and was the occasion of his receiving visits of condolence from his distant relatives, according to the custom of the East, which is remarkably exemplified in the history of Job (Job 2:11; compare Joh 11:19).