1 Chronicles 7:13

Naphtali

13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem[a] —the descendants of Bilhah.

1 Chronicles 7:13 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
13 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
English Standard Version (ESV)
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.
New Living Translation (NLT)
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah.
The Message Bible (MSG)
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum; they are listed under the maternal line of Bilhah, their grandfather's concubine.
American Standard Version (ASV)
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
13 Naphtali's sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. They were Bilhah's grandsons.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
13 Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum-Bilhah's sons.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They belonged to the family line of Bilhah.

1 Chronicles 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 7:13

The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and
Shallum
Called Shillem, ( Genesis 46:24 ) ,

the sons of Bilhah;
Jacob's concubine; her grandsons; for Naphtali, the father of them, was her son; from these sprung so many families, after their names, ( Numbers 26:48 Numbers 26:49 ) .

1 Chronicles 7:13 In-Context

11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
12 The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem —the descendants of Bilhah.
14 The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
15 Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maakah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 30:8; Genesis 46:24

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 46:24 and Num. 26:49); most Hebrew manuscripts "Shallum"
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