1 Chronicles 7:1

1 Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

1 Chronicles 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 7:1

Now the sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron,
four.
] The same number is given, ( Genesis 46:13 ) with a small variation of two of their names, there called Phuvah and Job, from whence so many families sprang, mentioned ( Numbers 26:23 Numbers 26:24 ) , where the names are the same as here.

1 Chronicles 7:1 In-Context

1 Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

2 Tola had six sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. They were heads of families of the clan of Tola and were famous soldiers. At the time of King David their descendants numbered 22,600.

3 Uzzi had one son, Izrahiah. Izrahiah and his four sons, Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, were all heads of families.

4 They had so many wives and children that their descendants were able to provide 36,000 men for military duty.

5 The official records of all the families of the tribe of Issachar listed 87,000 men eligible for military duty.