1 Chronicles 7:13

The Descendants of Naphtali

13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, ^[a] Guni, Jezer, and Shallum ^[b]—the descendants 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 their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.

12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.

14 The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.

15 Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

Footnotes

• [a] Jahziel is a variant of Jahzeel; see Genesis 46:24.
• [b] Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew and LXX manuscripts Shillem; see Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49.