1 Chronicles 5:7

And his brethren in his family, in their distribution according to their generations; the chief, Joel, and Zacharia.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

In Context

6his son Beël, whom Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria carried away captive: he is the chief of the Rubenites.

8And Balec the son of Azuz, the son of Sama, the son of Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Naban, and Beelmasson.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 5:17The enumeration of them all took place in the days of Joatham king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 5:2-18

Genealogies. ( b. c. 715.) 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:) 3 The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his… Read the whole commentary →

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