1 Chronicles 5:1
And the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but because of his going up to his father's couch, his father gave his blessing to his son Joseph, even the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as firstborn;
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Genesis 25:23And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the + 25:23 Gr. the greater shall serve the less. Rom 9:12. elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 35:22And the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 48:15And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, even Abraam and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;
Exodus 6:14And these are the heads of the houses of their families: the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel; Enoch and Phallus, Asron, and Charmi, this is the kindred of Ruben.
Leviticus 20:11And if any one should lie with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.
Numbers 16:1And Core the son of Isaar the son of Caath the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiron, sons of Eliab, and Aun the son of Phaleth the son of Ruben, spoke;
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 5:1
This chapter gives us some account of the two tribes and a half that were seated on the other side Jordan. I. Of Reuben, ver. 1-10 . II. Of Gad, ver. 11-17 . III. Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ver. 23, 24 . IV. Concerning all three acting in conjunction we are told, 1. How they conquered the Hagarites, ver. 18-22 . 2. How they were, at length, themselves conquered, and made captives, by the king of Assyria, because they had forsaken God, ver. 25, 26 . Read the whole commentary →