1 Chronicles 2:1
And the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
In Context
2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Cross References
Genesis 29:32Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: “The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me.”
Genesis 32:28But he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?”
Genesis 35:22And when he was living in that region, Reuben went out, and he slept with Bilhah the concubine of his father, which was not such a small matter as to be hidden from him. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 49:2Gather together and listen, O sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Numbers 13:4Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending, from the desert of Paran, leading men, whose names are these:
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 2:1
We have now come to what was principally intended, the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, that were to "dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations." Here we have, I. The names of the twelve sons of Israel, ver. 1, 2 . II. An account of the tribe of Judah, which has the precedency, not so much for the sake of David as for the sake of the Son of David, our Lord, who sprang out of Judah, Heb. vii. 14 . 1. The first descendants from Judah, down to Jesse, ver. 3-12 . 2. The children… Read the whole commentary →