1 Chronicles 5:1-6

Genealogy from Reuben

1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for ¹he was the firstborn, but because ²he defiled his father's bed, ³his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.

2 ⁴Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and ⁵from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph ),

3 ⁶the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, ⁷Shimei his son,

5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

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1 Chronicles 5:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 5

This chapter relates the genealogy of the tribes that lived on the other side Jordan; of the Reubenites, 1Ch 5:1-10, of the Gadites, 1Ch 5:11-17 of the half tribe of Manasseh, 1Ch 5:23,24 and of their war with the Hagarites, in conjunction with each other, and their conquest of them, 1Ch 5:18-22 and who for their sins were all carried captive by the king of Assyria, 1Ch 5:25,26.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

1. Genesis 29:32; 1 Chronicles 2:1
2. Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:4
3. Genesis 48:15-22
4. Genesis 49:8-10; Psalms 60:7; Psalms 108:8
5. Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6
6. Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5-9
7. 1 Chronicles 5:8

Footnotes 1

[a]. In 2 Kin 15:29, "Tiglath-pileser"