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1 Chronicles 7 Bible Commentary
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7:1
Now the sons of Issachar [were], Tola, and Puah,
a
Jashub, and Shimron, four.
(
a
) Who also is called Job, (
Genesis 46:13
).
7:2
And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, [to wit], of Tola: [they were] valiant men of might in their generations;
b
whose number [was] in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
(
b
) That is, their number was found to be this big when David counted the people, (
2 Samuel 24:1
).
7:3
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah,
c
five: all of them chief men.
(
c
) Meaning, the four sons and the father.
7:6
[The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and
d
Jediael,
e
three.
(
d
) Also called Ashbel, (
Genesis 46:21
;
Numbers 26:38
).
(
e
) Who were the chief: or else there were seven in all as it appears in (
Genesis 46:21
).
7:12
Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, [and] Hushim, the sons of
f
Aher.
(
f
) Meaning that he was not the son of Benjamin, but of Dan (
Genesis 46:23
).
7:13
The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum,
g
the sons of Bilhah.
(
g
) These came from Dan and Naphtali, who were the sons of Bilhah, (
Genesis 46:23,24,25
).
7:18
And
h
his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
(
h
) Meaning, the sister of Gilead.
7:21
And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of
i
Gath [that were] born in [that] land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
(
i
) Which was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines and who slew the Ephraimites.
7:25
And Rephah [was] his
k
son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
(
k
) That is, of Ephraim.
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(a) Who also is called Job, (Genesis 46:13).
7:2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, [to wit], of Tola: [they were] valiant men of might in their generations; b whose number [was] in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
(b) That is, their number was found to be this big when David counted the people, (2 Samuel 24:1).
7:3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, c five: all of them chief men.
(c) Meaning, the four sons and the father.
7:6 [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and d Jediael, e three.
(d) Also called Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38).
(e) Who were the chief: or else there were seven in all as it appears in (Genesis 46:21).
7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, [and] Hushim, the sons of f Aher.
(f) Meaning that he was not the son of Benjamin, but of Dan (Genesis 46:23).
7:13 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, g the sons of Bilhah.
(g) These came from Dan and Naphtali, who were the sons of Bilhah, (Genesis 46:23,24,25).
7:18 And h his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
(h) Meaning, the sister of Gilead.
7:21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of i Gath [that were] born in [that] land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
(i) Which was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines and who slew the Ephraimites.
7:25 And Rephah [was] his k son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
(k) That is, of Ephraim.