Genesis 49:2
Come here, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.
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In The King James Version
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
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Cross References
Psalms 34:12Who of you wants to live a long and happy life?
Proverbs 4:1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense,
Proverbs 6:20My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 7:24So now listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I'm saying.
Proverbs 23:22Pay attention to your father, and don't disregard your mother when she's old.
Isaiah 48:14Everyone gather round and listen. Which of your “gods” told you anything like this? The one the Lord loves will carry out the Lord's wishes against Babylon—he will attack the Babylonians.
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 →