1 Chronicles 7:15 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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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

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Numbers 36:1-12 STRONG

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And the chief ^H7218 fathers ^H1 of the families ^H4940 of the children ^H1121 of Gilead, ^H1568 the son ^H1121 of Machir, ^H4353 the son ^H1121 of Manasseh, ^H4519 of the families ^H4940 of the sons ^H1121 of Joseph, ^H3130 came near, ^H7126 and spake ^H1696 before ^H6440 Moses, ^H4872 and before ^H6440 the princes, ^H5387 the chief ^H7218 fathers ^H1 of the children ^H1121 of Israel: ^H3478 And they said, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680 my lord ^H113 to give ^H5414 the land ^H776 for an inheritance ^H5159 by lot ^H1486 to the children ^H1121 of Israel: ^H3478 and my lord ^H113 was commanded ^H6680 by the LORD ^H3068 to give ^H5414 the inheritance ^H5159 of Zelophehad ^H6765 our brother ^H251 unto his daughters. ^H1323 And if they be married ^H802 to any ^H259 of the sons ^H1121 of the other tribes ^H7626 of the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 then shall their inheritance ^H5159 be taken ^H1639 from the inheritance ^H5159 of our fathers, ^H1 and shall be put ^H3254 to the inheritance ^H5159 of the tribe ^H4294 whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken ^H1639 from the lot ^H1486 of our inheritance. ^H5159 And when the jubile ^H3104 of the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 shall be, then shall their inheritance ^H5159 be put ^H3254 unto the inheritance ^H5159 of the tribe ^H4294 whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance ^H5159 be taken away ^H1639 from the inheritance ^H5159 of the tribe ^H4294 of our fathers. ^H1 And Moses ^H4872 commanded ^H6680 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 according to the word ^H6310 of the LORD, ^H3068 saying, ^H559 The tribe ^H4294 of the sons ^H1121 of Joseph ^H3130 hath said ^H1696 well. This is the thing ^H1697 which the LORD ^H3068 doth command ^H6680 concerning the daughters ^H1323 of Zelophehad, ^H6765 saying, ^H559 Let them marry ^H802 to whom they think ^H5869 best; ^H2896 only to the family ^H4940 of the tribe ^H4294 of their father ^H1 shall they marry. ^H802 So shall not the inheritance ^H5159 of the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 remove ^H5437 from tribe ^H4294 to tribe: ^H4294 for every one ^H376 of the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 shall keep ^H1692 himself to the inheritance ^H5159 of the tribe ^H4294 of his fathers. ^H1 And every daughter, ^H1323 that possesseth ^H3423 an inheritance ^H5159 in any tribe ^H4294 of the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 shall be wife ^H802 unto one ^H259 of the family ^H4940 of the tribe ^H4294 of her father, ^H1 that the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 may enjoy ^H3423 every man ^H376 the inheritance ^H5159 of his fathers. ^H1 Neither shall the inheritance ^H5159 remove ^H5437 from one tribe ^H4294 to another ^H312 tribe; ^H4294 but every one ^H376 of the tribes ^H4294 of the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 shall keep ^H1692 himself to his own inheritance. ^H5159 Even as the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680 Moses, ^H4872 so did ^H6213 the daughters ^H1323 of Zelophehad: ^H6765 For Mahlah, ^H4244 Tirzah, ^H8656 and Hoglah, ^H2295 and Milcah, ^H4435 and Noah, ^H5270 the daughters ^H1323 of Zelophehad, ^H6765 were married ^H802 unto their father's ^H1730 brothers' sons: ^H1121 And they were married ^H802 into the families ^H4940 of the sons ^H1121 of Manasseh ^H4519 the son ^H1121 of Joseph, ^H3130 and their inheritance ^H5159 remained in the tribe ^H4294 of the family ^H4940 of their father. ^H1

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Then came ^H7126 the daughters ^H1323 of Zelophehad, ^H6765 the son ^H1121 of Hepher, ^H2660 the son ^H1121 of Gilead, ^H1568 the son ^H1121 of Machir, ^H4353 the son ^H1121 of Manasseh, ^H4519 of the families ^H4940 of Manasseh ^H4519 the son ^H1121 of Joseph: ^H3130 and these are the names ^H8034 of his daughters; ^H1323 Mahlah, ^H4244 Noah, ^H5270 and Hoglah, ^H2295 and Milcah, ^H4435 and Tirzah. ^H8656 And they stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 Moses, ^H4872 and before ^H6440 Eleazar ^H499 the priest, ^H3548 and before ^H6440 the princes ^H5387 and all the congregation, ^H5712 by the door ^H6607 of the tabernacle ^H168 of the congregation, ^H4150 saying, ^H559 Our father ^H1 died ^H4191 in the wilderness, ^H4057 and he was not in ^H8432 the company ^H5712 of them that gathered themselves together ^H3259 against the LORD ^H3068 in the company ^H5712 of Korah; ^H7141 but died ^H4191 in his own sin, ^H2399 and had no sons. ^H1121 Why should the name ^H8034 of our father ^H1 be done away ^H1639 from among ^H8432 his family, ^H4940 because he hath no son? ^H1121 Give ^H5414 unto us therefore a possession ^H272 among ^H8432 the brethren ^H251 of our father. ^H1 And Moses ^H4872 brought ^H7126 their cause ^H4941 before ^H6440 the LORD. ^H3068 And the LORD ^H3068 spake ^H559 unto Moses, ^H4872 saying, ^H559 The daughters ^H1323 of Zelophehad ^H6765 speak ^H1696 right: ^H3651 thou shalt surely ^H5414 give ^H5414 them a possession ^H272 of an inheritance ^H5159 among ^H8432 their father's ^H1 brethren; ^H251 and thou shalt cause the inheritance ^H5159 of their father ^H1 to pass ^H5674 unto them. And thou shalt speak ^H1696 unto the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 saying, ^H559 If a man ^H376 die, ^H4191 and have no son, ^H1121 then ye shall cause his inheritance ^H5159 to pass ^H5674 unto his daughter. ^H1323 And if he have no daughter, ^H1323 then ye shall give ^H5414 his inheritance ^H5159 unto his brethren. ^H251 And if he have no brethren, ^H251 then ye shall give ^H5414 his inheritance ^H5159 unto his father's ^H1 brethren. ^H251 And if his father ^H1 have no brethren, ^H251 then ye shall give ^H5414 his inheritance ^H5159 unto his kinsman ^H7607 that is next ^H7138 to him of his family, ^H4940 and he shall possess ^H3423 it: and it shall be unto the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 a statute ^H2708 of judgment, ^H4941 as the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680 Moses. ^H4872

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 7

In this chapter we have some account of the genealogies,

I. Of Issachar (v. 1-5).
II. Of Benjamin (v. 6-12).
III. Of Naphtali (v. 13).
IV. Of Manasseh (v. 14-19).
V. Of Ephraim (v. 20-29).
VI. Of Asher (v. 30-40).

Here is no account either of Zebulun or Dan. Why they only should be omitted we can assign no reason; only it is the disgrace of the tribe of Dan that idolatry began in that colony of the Danites which fixed in Laish, and called Dan, and there one of the golden calves was set up by Jeroboam. Dan is omitted, Rev. 7.

1Ch 7:1-19

We have here a short view given us,

I. Of the tribe of Issachar, whom Jacob had compared to a strong ass, couching between two burdens (Gen. 49:14), an industrious tribe, that minded their country business very closely and rejoiced in their tents, Deu. 33:18. And here it appears,
- 1. That they were a numerous tribe; for they had many wives. So fruitful their country was that they saw no danger of over-stocking the pasture, and so ingenious the people were that they could find work for all hands. Let no people complain of their numbers, provided they suffer none to be idle.
- 2. That they were a valiant tribe, men of might (v. 2, 5), chief men, v. 3. Those that were inured to labour and business were of all men the fittest to serve their country when there was occasion, The number of the respective families, as taken in the days of David, is here set down, amounting in the whole to above 145,000 men fit for war. The account, some think, was taken when Joab numbered the people, 2 Sa. 24. But I rather think it refers to some other computation that was made, perhaps among themselves, because it is said (1 Chr. 27:24) that that account was not inserted in the chronicles of king David, it having offended God.
II. Of the tribe of Benjamin. Some account is here given of this tribe, but much larger in the next chapter. The militia of this tribe scarcely reached to 60,000; but they are said to be mighty men of valour, v. 7, 9, 11. Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf, Gen. 49:27. It was the honour of this tribe that it produced Saul the first king, and more its honour that it adhered to the rightful kings of the house of David when the other tribes revolted. Here is mention (v. 12) of Hushim the sons of Aher. The sons of Dan are said to be Hushim (Gen. 46:23), and therefore some read Aher appellatively, Hushim-the sons of another (that is, another of Jacob's sons) or the sons of a stranger, which Israelites should not be, but such the Danites were when they set up Micah's graven and molten image among them.
III. Of the tribe of Naphtali, v. 13. The first fathers only of that tribe are named, the very same that we shall find, Gen. 46:24, only that Shillem there is Shallum here. None of their descendents are named, perhaps because their genealogies were lost.
IV. Of the tribe of Manasseh, that part of it which was seated within Jordan; for of the other part we had some account before, ch. 5:23, etc. Of this tribe observe,
- 1. That one of them married an Aramitess, that is, a Syrian, v. 14. This was during their bondage in Egypt, so early did they begin to mingle with the nations.
- 2. That, though the father married a Syrian, Machir, the son of that marriage, perhaps seeing the inconvenience of it in his father's house, took to wife a daughter of Benjamin, v. 15. It is good for the children to take warning by their father's mistakes and not stumble at the same stone.
- 3. Here is mention of Bedan (v. 17), who perhaps is the same with that Bedan who is mentioned as one of Israel's deliverers, 1 Sa. 12:11. Jair perhaps, who was of Manasseh (Jdg. 10:3), was the man.

1Ch 7:20-40

We have here an account,

I. Of the tribe of Ephraim. Great things we read of that tribe when it came to maturity. Here we have an account of the disasters of its infancy, while it was in Egypt as it should seem; for Ephraim himself was alive when those things were done, which yet is hard to imagine if it were, as is here computed, seven generations off. Therefore I am apt to think that either it was another Ephraim or that those who were slain were the immediate sons of that Ephraim that was the son of Joseph. In this passage, which is related here only, we have,
- 1. The great breach that was made upon the family of Ephraim. The men of Gath, Philistines, giants, slew many of the sons of that family, because they came down to take away their cattle, v. 21. It is uncertain who were the aggressors here. Some make the men of Gath the aggressors, men born in the land of Egypt, but now resident in Gath, supposing that they came down into the land of Goshen, to drive away the Ephraimites' cattle, and slew the owners, because they stood up in the defence of them. Many a man's life has been exposed and betrayed by his wealth; so far is it from being a strong city. Others think that the Ephraimites made a descent upon the men of Gath to plunder them, presuming that the time had come when they should be put in possession of Canaan; but they paid dearly for their rashness and precipitation. Those that will not wait God's time cannot expect God's blessing. I rather think that the men of Gath came down upon the Ephraimites, because the Israelites in Egypt were shepherds, not soldiers, abounded in cattle of their own, and therefore were not likely to venture their lives for their neighbours' cattle: and the words may be read, The men of Gath slew them, for they came down to take away their cattle. Zabad the son of Ephraim, and Shuthelah, and Ezer, and Elead (his grandchildren), were, as Dr. Lightfoot thinks, the men that were slain. Jacob had foretold that the seed of Ephraim should become a multitude of nations (Gen. 48:19), and yet that plant is thus nipped in the bud. God's providences often seem to contradict his promises; but, when they do so, they really magnify the promise, and make the performance of it, notwithstanding, so much more illustrious. The Ephraimites were the posterity of Joseph, and yet his power could not protect them, though some think he was yet living. The sword devours one as well as another.
- 2. The great grief which oppressed the father of the family hereupon: Ephraim mourned many days. Nothing brings the aged to the grave with more sorrow than their following the young that descend from them to the grave first, especially if in blood. It is often the burden of those that live to be old that they see those go before them of whom they said, These same shall comfort us. It was a brotherly friendly office which his brethren did, when they came to comfort him under this great affliction, to express their sympathy with him and concern for him, and to suggest that to him which would support and quiet him under this sad providence. Probably they reminded him of the promise of increase which Jacob had blessed him when he laid his right hand upon his head. Although his house was not so with God as he hoped, but a house of mourning, a shattered family, yet that promise was sure, 2 Sa. 23:5.
- 3. The repair of this breach, in some measure, by addition of another son to his family in his old age (v. 23), like Seth, another seed instead of that of Abel whom Cain slew, Gen. 4:25. When God thus restores comfort to his mourners, makes glad according to the days wherein he afflicted, setting the mercies over against the crosses, we ought therein to take notice of the kindness and tenderness of divine Providence; it is as if it repented God concerning his servants, Ps. 90:13, 15. Yet joy that a man was born into his family could not make him forget his grief; for he gives a melancholy name to his son, Beriah-in trouble, for he was born when the family was in mourning, when it went evil with his house. It is good to have in remembrance the affliction and the misery, the wormwood and the gall, that our souls may be humbled within us, Lam. 3:19, 20. What name more proper for man that is born of a woman than Beriah, because born into a troublesome world? It is added, as a further honour to the house of Ephraim,
  - (1.) That a daughter of that tribe, Sherah by name, at the time of Israel's setting in Canaan, built some cities, either at her own charge or by her own care; one of them bore her name, Uzzen-sherah, v. 24. A virtuous woman may be as great an honour and blessing to a family as a mighty man.
  - (2.) That a son of that tribe was employed in the conquest of Canaan, Joshua the son of Nun, v. 27. In this also the breach made on Ephraim's family was further repaired; and perhaps the resentment of this injury formerly done by the Canaanites to the Ephraimites might make him more vigorous in the war.
II. Of the tribe of Asher. Some men of note of that tribe are here named. Their militia was not numerous in comparison with some other tribes, only 26,000 men in all; but their princes were choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes (v. 40), and perhaps it was their wisdom that they coveted not to make their trained bands numerous, but rather to have a few, and those apt to the war and serviceable men.

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