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1 chronicles 7:6-12

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1 Chronicles 7:6-12

King James Version (KJV)

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6. [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 7. And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of [their] fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8. And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these [are] the sons of Becher. 9. And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, [was] twenty thousand and two hundred. 10. The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11. All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, [were] seventeen thousand and two hundred [soldiers], fit to go out for war [and] battle. 12. Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, [and] Hushim, the sons of Aher.

1 Chronicles 7:6-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7:6

Theological / Devotional

Sons of Benjamin. Verses 6 to 12 list the clans of Benjamin together with the census. Only three names are here given, whereas 1 Chron. 8:1,2, and Num. 26:38, 39 list five sons of Benjamin, and Gen. 46:21 lists ten. All lists name Bela first but differ in regard to other names.

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