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1 Chronicles 5:4 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 5 · verse 4
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,1 Chronicles 5:4 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 5:4 in context
2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
3The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
6Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShemaiahShᵉmaʻyâhShemajah, the name of twenty-five IsraelitesH8098 →
- ShimeiShimʻîyShimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesH8096 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- JoelYôwʼêlJoel, the name of twelve IsraelitesH3100 →
- GogGôwgGog, the name of an Israelite, also of some nothern nationH1463 →
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We have here an extract out of the genealogies, I. Of the tribe of Reuben, where we have, 1. The reason why this tribe is thus postponed. It is confessed that Reuben was the first-born of Israel, and, upon that account, might challenge the precedency;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17