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1 Chronicles 7 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899

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DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Now the sons of Issachar were Thola, and Phua, Jasub and Simeron, four.
1 Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
2 The sons of Thola: Ozi and Raphaia, and Jeriel, and Jemai, and Jebsem, and Samuel, chiefs of the houses of their kindreds. Of the posterity of Thola were numbered in the days of David, two and twenty thousand six hundred most valiant men.
2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
3 The sons of Ozi: Izrahia, of whom were born Michael, and Obadia, and Joel, and Jesia, five all great men.
3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
4 And there were with them by their families and peoples, six and thirty thousand most valiant men ready for war: for they had many wives and children.
4 With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
5 Their brethren also throughout all the house of Issachar, were numbered fourscore and seven thousand most valiant men for war.
5 Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
6 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, and Bechor, and Jadihel, three.
6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 The sons of Bela: Esbon, and Ozi, and Ozial, and Jerimoth and Urai, five chiefs of their families, and most valiant warriors, and their number was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
8 And the sons of Bechor were Zamira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Amai, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and Anathoth, and Almath: all these were the sons of Bechor.
8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
9 And they were numbered by the families, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men for war, twenty thousand and two hundred.
9 They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.
10 And the son of Jadihel: Balan. And the sons of Balan: Jehus and Benjamin and Aod, and Chanana, and Zethan and Tharsis, and Ahisahar.
10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were sons of Jadihel, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men, seventeen thousand and two hundred fit to go out to war.
11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.
12 Sepham also and Hapham the sons of Hir: and Hasim the sons of Aher.
12 So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.
13 And the sons of Nephtali were Jasiel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Sellum, sons of Bala.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.
14 And the son of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father of Galaad.
14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took wives for his sons Happhim, and Saphan: and he had a sister named Maacha: the name of the second was Salphaad, and Salphaad had daughters.
15 Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
16 And Maacha the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Phares: and the name of his brother was Sares: and his sons were Ulam and Recen.
16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 And the son of Ulam, Baden. These are the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir the son of Manasses.
17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister named Queen bore Goodlyman, and Abiezer, and Mohola.
18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sons of Semida were Ahiu, and Sechem, and Leci and Aniam.
19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 And the sons of Ephraim were Suthala, Bared his son, Thahath his son, Elada his son, Thahath his son, and his son Zabad,
20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 And his son Suthala, and his son Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Geth born in the land slew them, because they came down to invade their possessions.
21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
22 Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
23 And he went in to his wife: and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Beria, because he was born when it went evil with his house:
23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.
24 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.
24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 And Rapha was his son, and Reseph, and Thale, of whom was born Thaan,
25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Who begot Laadan: and his son was Ammiud, who beget Elisama,
26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Of whom was born Nun, who had Josue for his son.
27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 And their possessions and habitations were Bethel with her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Ass with her daughters.
28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
29 And by the borders of the sons of Manasses Bethsan and her daughters, Thanach and her daughters, Mageddo and her daughters: Dor and her daughters: in these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.
29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.
30 The children of Aser were Jemna, and Jesua, and Jessui, and Baria, and Sara their sister.
30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
31 And the sons of Baria: Haber, and Melchiel: he is the father of Barsaith.
31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber beget Jephlat, and Somer, and Hotham, and Suaa their sister.
32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33 The sons of Jephlat: Phosech, and Chamaal, and Asoth: these are the sons of Jephlat.
33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
34 And the sons of Somer: Ahi, and Roaga, and Haba, and Aram.
34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sons of Helem his brother: Supha, and Jemna, and Selles, and Amal.
35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Supha: Sue, Hernapher, and Sual, and Beri, and Jamra.
36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bosor and Hod, and Samma, and Salusa, and Jethran, and Bera.
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether: Jephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.
38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 And the sons of Olla: Aree, and Haniel, and Resia.
39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were sons of Aser, heads of their families, choice and most valiant captains of captains: and the number of them that were of the age that was fit for war, was six and twenty thousand.
40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

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  • Abiezer

    Son of Hammolecheth

    Abiezer is listed as a son of Hammolecheth in the children of Hammolecheth (1 Chronicles 7:18).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:18

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  • Aher

    Benjamite clan ancestor

    Named as the ancestor of the Hushites; the text gives no father for him.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:12

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  • Ahi

    Son of Shemer

    Ahi is listed as a son of Shemer in the sons of Shemer (1 Chronicles 7:34).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:34

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  • Amal

    Son of Helem

    Amal is listed as a son of Helem in the sons of Shemer's brother Helem (1 Chronicles 7:35).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:35

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  • Anathoth

    Son of Becher

    Anathoth is listed as a son of Becher in the sons of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:8

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  • Aniam

    Son of Shemida

    Aniam is listed as a son of Shemida in the sons of Shemida (1 Chronicles 7:19).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:19

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  • Ara

    Son of Jether

    Ara is listed as a son of Jether in the sons of Jether (1 Chronicles 7:38).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:38

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  • Aram

    Son of Shemer

    Aram is listed as a son of Shemer in the sons of Shemer (1 Chronicles 7:34).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:34

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  • Benjamin

    Son of Bilhan

    Benjamin is listed as a son of Bilhan in the seven sons of Bilhan (1 Chronicles 7:10).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:10

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  • Beri

    Son of Zophah

    Beri is listed as a son of Zophah in the sons of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:36-37).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:36

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  • Beriah

    Son of Asher

    Asher's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household, founded the Beriite clan, and was the father of Heber and Malchiel.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44–45; 1 Chronicles 7:30

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  • Eliezer

    Son of Becher

    Eliezer is listed as a son of Becher in the sons of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:8

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  • Elioenai

    Son of Becher

    Elioenai is listed as a son of Becher in the sons of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:8

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  • Ezer

    Son of Ephraim

    Killed with his brother Elead by the natives of Gath when they went down to steal their livestock.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:21

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  • Guni

    Son of Naphtali

    Naphtali's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Gunite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; 1 Chronicles 7:13

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  • Hanniel

    Son of Ulla

    Hanniel is listed as a son of Ulla in the sons of Ulla (1 Chronicles 7:39).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:39

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  • Heber

    Son of Beriah

    Beriah's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Heberite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31

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  • Helem

    Asherite, brother of Shemer

    Brother of Shemer, father of Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal; he is probably the Hotham of 7:32.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:35

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  • Hod

    Son of Zophah

    Hod is listed as a son of Zophah in the sons of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:36-37).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:37

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  • Hotham

    Son of Heber

    Hotham is listed as a son of Heber in the children of Heber (1 Chronicles 7:32).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:32

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  • Jeriel

    Son of Tola

    Jeriel is listed as a son of Tola in the heads of the families of Tola (1 Chronicles 7:2).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:2

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  • Jerimoth

    Son of Bela

    Jerimoth is listed as a son of Bela in the five sons of Bela, heads of their families, with 22,034 mighty men of valor (1 Chronicles 7:7).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:7

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  • Jether

    Asherite, father of three sons

    Asherite named as the father of Jephunneh, Pispa and Ara; the text gives no father for him.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:38

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  • Jezer

    Son of Naphtali

    Naphtali's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jezerite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1 Chronicles 7:13

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  • Joel

    Son of Izrahiah

    Joel is listed as a son of Izrahiah in the sons of Izrahiah, all five of them (with Izrahiah) chiefs (1 Chronicles 7:3).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:3

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  • Ladan

    Son of Tahan

    Ladan is listed as the son of Tahan in the line of Ephraim's descendants leading to Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:25-27).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:26

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  • Michael

    Son of Izrahiah

    Michael is listed as a son of Izrahiah in the sons of Izrahiah, all five of them (with Izrahiah) chiefs (1 Chronicles 7:3).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:3

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  • Tola

    Son of Issachar

    Issachar's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Tolaite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1

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  • Ulam

    Son of Sheresh

    Ulam is listed as a son of Sheresh in the sons of Sheresh (1 Chronicles 7:16).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:16

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  • Zabad

    Son of Tahath

    Zabad is listed as the son of Tahath in the line of Ephraim's descendants through Shuthelah (1 Chronicles 7:20-21).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:21

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  • Zethan

    Son of Bilhan

    Zethan is listed as a son of Bilhan in the seven sons of Bilhan (1 Chronicles 7:10).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 7:10

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Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23–24
  2. 2 2 Samuel 24:1–9; 1 Chronicles 27:23–24; 1 Chronicles 27:1; 1 Chronicles 21:1–5
  3. 4 1 Chronicles 12:32
  4. 6 Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 8:1–40; Numbers 26:38–41; 1 Chronicles 7:10–11
  5. 7 2 Chronicles 17:17–18; 1 Chronicles 21:1–5
  6. 10 Judges 3:15–30
  7. 11 2 Chronicles 17:13–19
  8. 12 Numbers 26:38–39; Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:15
  9. 13 Numbers 26:48–49; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 46:24–25; Genesis 30:3–8
  10. 14 Joshua 17:1–3; Deuteronomy 3:13–15; Numbers 32:30–42; Joshua 13:31; Numbers 26:29–34
  11. 15 Numbers 36:1–12; Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1–11
  12. 17 1 Samuel 12:11
  13. 18 Judges 6:24; Judges 8:2; Numbers 26:30; Judges 6:34; Judges 6:11
  14. 20 Numbers 26:35–36
  15. 22 Genesis 37:34; Job 2:11
  16. 23 2 Samuel 23:5
  17. 24 Joshua 16:5; Joshua 16:3; 2 Chronicles 8:5; Joshua 10:10; 1 Kings 9:17
  18. 27 Numbers 13:16; Deuteronomy 31:23; Numbers 27:18; Exodus 24:13; Numbers 13:8
  19. 28 Joshua 16:2–3; Judges 1:22; Genesis 28:19; 1 Chronicles 6:66–67
  20. 29 Judges 1:22–29; Revelation 16:16; 1 Kings 4:12; 1 Samuel 31:10; 2 Kings 23:29
  21. 30 Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44–46
  22. 40 2 Samuel 24:1–9; 1 Chronicles 21:1–5

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