1 Chronicles 2:1
And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
In Context
2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.
Cross References
Genesis 29:32And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.
Genesis 32:28But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel: for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men?
Genesis 35:22And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala, the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 49:2Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel your father:
Exodus 1:2Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda,
Numbers 13:4Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending from the desert of Pharan, principal 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 →