1 Chronicles 7:1-5

The Family Line of Issachar

1 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. The total number of sons was four.

2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of fighting men who were listed in the history of the family line of Tola was 22,600. That was when David was king.

3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

4 Based on their family history, 36,000 of their men were ready for battle. That's because they had many wives and children.

5 The total number of fighting men who belonged to all of the family groups of Issachar was 87,000. The men were listed in their family history.

1 Chronicles 7:1-5 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.