1 Chronicles 7:5

5 Their relatives (that is, all of Issachar's families) were fighting men. A total of 87,000 of them was recorded in the genealogy.

1 Chronicles 7:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 7:5

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar
As those of Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, ( 1 Chronicles 7:1 )

were men of might;
valiant and courageous:

reckoned in all, by their genealogies, fourscore and seven thousand;
that is, including with these those of Tola and Uzzi before given.

1 Chronicles 7:5 In-Context

3 The five descendants of Uzzi were Izrahiah and Izrahiah's sons Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All of them were heads [of families].
4 They had many wives and children. So in addition to these men grouped according to their ancestry and families, there were 36,000 soldiers.
5 Their relatives (that is, all of Issachar's families) were fighting men. A total of 87,000 of them was recorded in the genealogy.
6 Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 Bela's five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of families and fighting men. In the genealogy 22,034 of them were recorded.
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