1 Chronicles 7:6-12

Lines of Benjamin and Naphtali

6 Benjamin's family: Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all.
7 Bela's family: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five heads of households, mighty warriors; 22,034 were listed in their family records.
8 Becher's family: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. These were all Becher's family.
9 As listed in their family records by generation, as heads of their households, mighty warriors, there were 22,200.
10 Jediael's family: Bilhan. Bilhan's family: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were Jediael's family, heads of their households, and mighty warriors. There were 17,200 ready for battle.
12 The Shuppites and Huppites were Ir's family, and the Hushites were Aher's family.

1 Chronicles 7:6-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 7

In this chapter are given the genealogies of the tribes of Issachar, 1Ch 7:1-5 of Benjamin, 1Ch 7:6-12 Naphtali, 1Ch 7:13, of Manasseh, 1Ch 7:14-19 of Ephraim, 1Ch 7:20-29 and of Asher, 1Ch 7:30-40, even of the chief men of them; and their numbers are reckoned as in the times of David. The tribes of Dan and Zebulun are omitted.

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