1 Chronicles 5:6

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive,—he, was a leader to the Reubenites;

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Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

In Context

5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son;

7and his brethren, by his families, in the genealogical registering, by their generations,—the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah;

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Cross References

2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, came Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali—and carried them away captive to Assyria.

1 Chronicles 5:26so the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he took them away captive, even the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh,—and brought them in unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.

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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