30 Son of Asher: Imnah, and Ishve, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31 And sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel—he 'is' father of Birzavith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33 And sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these 'are' sons of Japhlet. 34 and sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And son of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 36 Sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 39 And sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rezia. 40 All these 'are' sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, chosen ones, mighty in valour, heads of the princes, with their genealogy, for the host, for battle, their number 'is' twenty and six thousand men.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7:30-40
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Genealogies.
Here is no account either of Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they only should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of Dan, that idolatry began in that colony which fixed in Laish, and called it Dan, Revelation 7. Men become abominable when they forsake the worship of the true God, for any creature object.