1 Chronicles 12:32 BSB

1 Chronicles 12:32

From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

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ASV

And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

KJV

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Children of Issachar - According to the Targum they were all astronomers and astrologers: “and the sons of Issachar, who had understanding to know the times, and were skilled in fixing the beginnings of years, the commencement of months, and the intercalation of months and years; skillful in the changes of the moon, and in fixing the lunar solemnities to their proper times; skillful also in the doctrine of the solar periods; astrologers in signs and stars, that they might show Israel what to do; and their teachers were two hundred chiefs of the Sanhedrin: and all their brethren excelled in the words of the law, and were endued with wisdom, and were obedient to their command.” - T.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Hence we read of the princes of Issachar, Judg. v. 15 . They knew how to rule, and the rest knew how to obey. It is happy indeed when those that should lead are intelligent and judicious, and those who are to follow are modest and obsequious.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י	u.mi.be.Nei	and of [the] descendants of	H1121 →
יִשָּׂשכָ֗ר	yi.so.sh.Khar	Issachar	H3485 →
יוֹדְעֵ֤י	yod.'Ei	[those who] knew	H3045 →
בִינָה֙	vi.Nah	<of> understanding	H998 →
לַֽעִתִּ֔ים	la.'i.Tim	of the times	H6256 →
לָדַ֖עַת	la.Da.'at	to know	H3045 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
יַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya.'a.Seh	will it do	H6213 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
רָאשֵׁיהֶ֣ם	ra.shei.Hem	chiefs their	H7218 →
מָאתַ֔יִם	ma.Ta.yim	two hundred	H3967 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם	'a.chei.Hem	relatives their	H251 →
עַל־	'al-	[were] on	H5921 →
פִּיהֶֽם׃ ס	pi.Hem	mouth their	H6310 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 5:17
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
leads to
- Romans 12:2
  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
  Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- Colossians 1:9
  For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…
- Ephesians 5:15
  Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Jeremiah 4:22
  “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Through
Isaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
leads to
- Psalms 112:1–3
  Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Proverbs 19:23
  The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- 1 Timothy 4:8
  For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Chronicles

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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