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1 Chronicles 5:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 5:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
1 Chronicles 5:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
7And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
9and eastward he dwelt even unto the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10And in the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the [land] east of Gilead.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And his brethren by their families, etc.] Either the brethren of Beerah, or the rest of the posterity of Reuben: (when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned;) either in the times of Jotham and Jeroboam, (<130517>1 Chronicles 5:17) or at the time of their captivity, as in the preceding verse: [were] the chief, Jehiel, and Zechariah; these were the principals or heads of their families.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“when the genealogy: Ch1 5:17 1 Chronicles 5:8”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“"And his brothers," (each) according to his families in the registration, according to their descent (properly their generations; vide for תּולדות on Gen 2:4), are (were) the head (the first) Jeiel and Zechariah, and Bela, ... the son of Joel," probably the Joel already mentioned in Ch1 5:4. "His (i.e., Beerah's) brothers" are the families related to the family of Beerah, which were descended from the brothers of Joel. That they were not, however, properly "brothers," is clear from the fact that Bela's descent is traced back to Joel as the third of the preceding members of his family; and the conclusion would be the same, even if this Joel be another than the one mentioned in Ch1 5:4. The…”
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