1 Chronicles 7

The Genealogy of Issaschar, ver.1, &c. Of Benjamin, 6. Of Naphtali, 13. Of Manasseh, 14. of Ephraim, 20. Of Aser, 30.

1. The children of Issaschar were Tola, and Pua, Jasib, [Gen.46.13. He is called Job] and Simeon, four.

2. Now the children of Thola were Uzzi, and Rephaja, and Jeriel, and Jachma, and Ibsam, and Semuel, heads of their Fathers houses, of Thola, valiant Champions in their Generations: Their number in the days of David was two and twenty thousand and six hundred. [To wit, when David caused the people to be numbered by Joab 2 Sam.24.1. Others understand this of the order that was made concerning the whole army of the Israelites in Davids time, 1 Chron.27.1.]

3. And the children of Uzzi were Izrahja: and the children of Israhja were Michael, and Obadja, and Joel. (and) Isijah, these five were all of them heads.

4. And with them after their generations, after their Fathers houses, were the heaps of the army, six and thirty thousand: for they had many wives and children. [Hebr. They multiplied the wives and the children.]

5. And their brethren in all the Families of Issaschar, valiant champions, were fourscore and seven thousand, all of them being put in Genelogys.

6. (The children) of Benjamin were Bela, and Becher, and Jediael three.

7. And the children of Bela were Ezhon, and Uzzia, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Uri, five heads in the houses of their fathers, valiant Champions, who being put into Geneaalogies, were two and twenty thousand, and four and thirty.

8. Now the children of Becha were Zemira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elionenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abija, and Amathoth, and Alameth: All these were children of Becher.

9. Now these being put into Genealogies according to their Generations, heads of their Fathers houses, valiant Champioms, were twenty thousand, and two hundred.

10. Now the children of Jediael were Bilchan: and the children of Bilchan were Jeus, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaana, and Zethan, and Tharsis, and Ahisahar.

11. All these were the children of Jedieal, heads of (their) Fathers, [i.e. Of their Fathers houses, or Families] valiant Champions, seven thousand, and two hundred, going forth into the army to battle.

12. Besides, Suppim and Huppim [They are called Muppini, and Huppini, Gen.46.21. Also, Sephupham, and Supham, Numb.26.39.] were children of Ir, (and) Husim children of Aber. [oth. Children of the city; (that is, that dwelt in the city) but Husim in another Land, which is so to be understood, that the two first were born in one city; but the two others somewhere in another Country. Heb. children of Aher, or, a son of another (person, to wit, Dan, Gen.46.23. or land) how he cometh to be here numbered among the children of Benjamin, is uncertain.]

13. The children of Naphtali were Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Sallum, children of Bilha. [Properly Nephews, for Bilha was the mother of Naphatali, whom she bare unto Jacob, Gen.30.7,8. Bilha was Rachels maid, Gen.29.29.]

14. The children of Manasseh [i.e. The Posterity of Manasseh, mentioned in the words following, was properly the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, Numb.26.v.29,30.] were Asriel, whom (Gileads wife) bare: (but) his Concubine the Syrian (woman) bare Machir the Father of Gilead. [Machir was Manasseh’s first born, Jos.17.1. As for the word Father, see above chap.2.on v.31.]

15. Now Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim, and Suppim, and her name was Maacha: and the name of the second was Zelaphead: now zelaphead had daughters. [To wit, onely daughters, no sons, Num.chap.27. verse 1.]

16. And Maacha the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peres, and his brothers name was Seres; and his sons were Ulam, and Rekem.

17. Now the children of Ulam were Bedan: [Here the word children is put in the plural number; but here it is onely one child named: so likewise above chap.2.31,34. Concerning Bedan, see the annotate. On 1 Sam.12.11.] These are the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, of son of Manasseh.

18. Now concerning his [To wit, Gileads] sister Molecheth: she bare Ephad and Abiezer, and Mahela. [Understand withal likewise Semida, out of the following verse, see Num.26.32.]

19. Now the children of Semida were Ahjan, and Sechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

20. And the children of Ephraim were Suthelah: and Bereb was his son, and Tahath his son, and Elada his son, and Tahath his son.

21. And Zabad was his son, and Suthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Gath [These were Philistines; and that which is written here, happened while the children of Israel yet dwelt in Egypt; for Ephraim, (who was yet alive at that time; as appeareth ver.22.) died in Egypt: see Act.7.v.15,16.] that were born in that land, slew them, because they [oth. When they, to wit, the Gethites] were come down to take (away) their cattle.

22. Therefore Ephraim their Father mourned many days. [To wit, because his children were slain] and his brother [that is, his Kinsman, or Kindred; for Ephraim had but one brother, to wit, Manasseh] came to comfort him.

23. After that he went into his wife, [To wit, to get children again in the room of those that were slain] and she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Beria, [or, Bria; that is, in evil, or in mischief, or in misery] because she was in misery in his house. [to wit, because the Philistines of Gath had slain her sons.

24. Now his [To wit, Beria’s] daughter was Seera, who built the low and high Beth-Horon; and Uzen Seera.

25. And Rephah was his son, [To wit, Beria’s son]and Reseph, and Tela was his [to wit, Repha’s] son, and Tahan his son.

26. Ladan [He was the Captain, or Prince of the tribe of Ephraim, when the Israelites in the wilderness were mustered by Moseh, in the beginning of the second were mustered by Moseh, in the beginning of the second year after they were come out Egypt. See Num.1.v,1,10.] was his son, and Ammihud his son, Elisama his son.

27. Non [Oth. Called Nun, Num.13.16.] was his son, Josua his son.

28. And their possession, and their habitation [To wit, the possession and habitation of the Ephraimites] was Beth-Li, and her dedependant places: [Heb. daughters; and so in the sequel] and Eastward Naaran, [oth. Called Naara places, and Sechem and her dependant places, unto Gaza, [Heb. Hazzah] and her dependant places.

29. And on the sides [Heb. Hands] of the children of Manasseh was Beth-Sean, and her dependant places, Taanach, and her dependant places, Meggido and her dependant places, Dor and her dependant places: [Intimaing, that Beth-Sean, &c. lay on the borders of the children of Manasseh: see Jos.17.11.] in these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

30. The children of Aser were Jimra, and Isva, and Isvi, and Beria, and Sera their sister.

31. Now the children of Beria were Heber, and Malchiel: he is the Father of Birzavith.

32. And Heber begat Japhlet, and Somer, and Hotham, and Sua their sister.

33. Now the children of Japhlet were Pasach, and Bimhal, and Asvath: These were the children of Japhlet.

34. And the sons of Samer [He is called Somer, v.32.] were Achi, and Rohega, Jehubba, and Aram. [understand withal, and Helem, out of the following verse.]

35. And the children of his brother Helem, were Zophah, and Imna, and Seles, and Amal.

36. The children of Zopha were Suah, and Harnepher, and Saul, and Beri, and Imra.

37. Bezer, and Hod, and Samma, and Silsa, and Ithran, and Beera.

38. Now the children of Jether [ver. 37. He is called Ithran] were Jephunne, and Pispa, and Ara. [understand here withal also, Ulla, out of the following verse.]

39. And the children of Ulla were Ara, and Hanniel, and Risia.

40. All these were children of Aser, Heads of their Fatherly houses, choice valiant Champions, [Oth. Pure valians men] Heads of the princes: and they were numbered was six and twenty thousand men.