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1 Chronicles 7:22

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What does 1 Chronicles 7:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
1 Chronicles 7:22 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
20And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,
21and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
24And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
25And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
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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 Ephraim their father mourned many days, etc.] For the loss of his son and grandchildren for the above fact was done while the Israelites were in Egypt, and Ephraim the patriarch yet alive; nor is there any need to suppose another Ephraim, different from him: and his brethren came to comfort him; some of the heads of the other tribes of Israel, particularly Manasseh, with some of his family.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:22 The father of Ezer and Elead is recorded as Ephraim, but Ephraim the son of Joseph could not have settled in Canaan after the Exodus. The traditional solution was to imagine an early exodus for the family of Ephraim. Other possibilities are that the name Ephraim is a scribal mistake or that Ephraim referred to the tribe rather than the son of Joseph who bore the name.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“mourned: Gen 37:34 and his brethren: Job 2:11 1 Chronicles 7:23”
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