1 Chronicles 2:1
These, are the sons of Israel,—Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
In Context
2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher,
Cross References
Genesis 29:32So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Reuben,—for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.
Genesis 32:28Then he said—Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel,—For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed.
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass while Israel inhabited that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. And so the Sons of Israel came to be Twelve.
Genesis 49:2Assemble yourselves and hear ye sons of Jacob,—And hearken unto Israel your father!
Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Numbers 13:4And, these, are their names,—Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, son of Zaccur;
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 →