Genesis 49:2
Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
In Context
3Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:
Cross References
Psalms 34:12\34:11\Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 4:1Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
Proverbs 7:24So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
Proverbs 23:22Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
Isaiah 48:14Come together, all of you, and give ear; who among you has given news of these things? the Lord's loved one will do his pleasure with Babylon, and with the seed of the Chaldaeans.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:2-5
Jacob's Prophecy Concerning His Sons. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befal you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then… Read the whole commentary →