1 Chronicles 7:9-19

9 Their family history listed the leaders of their families. It also listed 20,200 fighting men.
10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
11 All of those sons of Jediael were the leaders of their families. There were 17,200 fighting men who were ready to go to war.
12 The Shuppites and Huppites belonged to the family line of Ir. The Hushites belonged to the family line of Aher.

The Family Line of Naphtali

13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They belonged to the family line of Bilhah.

The Family Line of Manasseh

14 Here is the family line of Manasseh.
15 Makir got married to a woman from among the Huppites and Shuppites. He had a sister named Maacah.
16 Makir's wife Maacah had a son by him. She named the boy Peresh. He had a brother named Sheresh. The sons of Sheresh were Ulam and Rakem.
17 The son of Ulam was Bedan. Those were the members of the family line of Makir, the son of Manasseh. Gilead was the son of Makir.
18 Gilead's sister was Hammoleketh. She was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

1 Chronicles 7:9-19 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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