1 Chronicles 5:2
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| Overview - 1 Chronicles 5 | |
| 1 | Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright. |
| 3 | Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites. |
| 11 | The chief men of Gad, and their habitations. |
| 18 | Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites. |
| 23 | The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh. |
| 25 | The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins. |
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1 Chronicles 5:2 (King James Version)
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
- Judah
- Genesis 35:23 ; 49:8-10 Numbers 2:3 ; 7:12 Joshua 14:6 ; Judges 1:2 ; Psalms 60:7 ; 108:8
- Micah 5:2 ; Matthew 2:6 ; Hebrews 7:14 ; Revelation 5:5
- the chief ruler
- or, the prince.
- By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob ( Genesis 49:10 ). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the
- Arabic, "Messiah the king." 1 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 16:10 1 Samuel 16:12 ; 2 Samuel 8:15 ; Psalms 78:68-71 ; Jeremiah 23:5 Jeremiah 23:6 ; Micah 5:2 ; Matthew 2:6
- Hebrews 7:14
- birthright was
- Genesis 49:26 ; Romans 8:29