1 Chronicles 5:4

“The sons of Joel - The line of succession here given must be broken by one great gap or several smaller ones, since nine generations before Tiglath-pileser would carry us back no further than the reign of Rehoboam. return to 'Top of Page'”

“5:4-8 The exact relationship between the descendants of Joel and the rest of the tribe of Reuben is unknown.”

“Joel: Sa1 8:2 Shemaiah: Ch1 9:16 Gog: i.e. to cover; surmount; top; roof; extension; mountain, \[Strong's H1463\], Ch1 5:4; Eze 38:2, Eze 38:3, Eze 38:14, Eze 38:16, Eze 38:18, Eze 39:1, Eze 39:11, Eze 39:15 Gog Personal Characteristics References 1. A Rubenite Ch1 5:4 2\. Prince of the land of Magog Eze 38:2, Eze 38:3, Eze 38:14, Eze 38:16, Eze 38:18, Eze 39:1, Eze 39:11 3\. Also of the Rossi, Moschi, and Tibareni, who is to come with great forces from the extreme north Eze 38:15; Eze 39:2 After the exile, to invade the holy land, and to perish there. Eze 38:8, Eze 38:12 Gog and Magog, Rev 20:8, belong to a different time to those spoken of in Ezekiel. Shimei: Sa2 16:5 1 Chronicles 5:6”

“From one of these sons descended Joel, whose family is traced down through seven generations, to the time of the Assyrian deportation of the Israelites. But we are neither informed here, nor can we ascertain from any information elsewhere given in the Old Testament, from which of the four sons Joel was descended. For although many of the names in Ch1 5:4-6 frequently occur, yet they are nowhere met with in connection with the family whose members are here registered. The last-named, Beerah, was לראוּבני נשׂיא, a prince of the Reubenites, not a prince of the tribe of Reuben, but a prince of a family of the Reubenites. This is expressed by ל being used instead of the stat. constr.; cf. Ew.…”