1 Chronicles 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 29

1 And to the sons of Issachar were Tola, and Puah, and Jashub, and Shimron, four.

2 And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house; these to Tola, great men of might to their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand, six hundred.

3 And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah, the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah; all five of them chiefs.

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Chapter Summary

The sons of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, and of Ephraim. The calamity of Ephraim by the men of Gath.

Key Hebrew Words

גִּבּוֹר mighty man H1368 · TWOT 310b
מִלְחָמָה battle H4421 · TWOT 1104c
הָרַג kill H2026 · TWOT 514
אָבַל mourn H56 · TWOT 6
נָחַם comfort H5162 · TWOT 1344
פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ concubine H6370 · TWOT 1770

People & Context

Ephraim

Father whose sons were killed by the men of Gath; he mourned many days and was comforted by his brothers.

Machir

Father of Gilead by his Syrian concubine; he took a wife and his line is traced in Manasseh.

Maachah

Wife of Machir who bore a son and called his name Peresh.

David

King in whose days the men of Issachar were numbered at twenty-two thousand.

Joseph

Son of Israel; his descendants dwelt in the territories listed near Manasseh's border.

Israel

Jacob, father of the tribes whose genealogies fill this chapter.

Timeline

Descendants of Issachar

The lineage and military numbers of the tribe of Issachar are recorded.

1 Chronicles 7:1-5
Descendants of Benjamin

The lineage of Benjamin (Bela, Becher, Jediael) and their mighty men are recorded.

1 Chronicles 7:6-12
Descendants of Naphtali

The lineage of Naphtali is briefly recorded.

1 Chronicles 7:13

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