1 Chronicles 4:27
in 1 Chronicles 4Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
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ASV
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah.
KJV
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 4
Commentary
5 notes on this verseNeither did all their family multiply - In Num 1:23 the number of all the families of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred; and that of Judah was, Num 1:27, not less than seventy-four thousand six hundred. When the next census was made, Num. 26, the tribe of Judah amounted to seventy-six thousand five hundred, an increase of one thousand nine hundred; while the tribe of Simeon amounted only to twenty-two thousand two hundred, a decrease of thirty-seven thousand one hundred. It was at that time the smallest tribe in Israel.
This site's exposition
The descendants of Simeon
on 1 Chronicles 4:24-27
Shimei had sixteen sons, but his brothers did not have many children, so their clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah. Wesley ties the decline to Jacob's words over Simeon in Genesis 49:7: I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
This site's exposition
had sixteen sons and six daughters
Shimei's sixteen sons stand out in a small tribe: Simeon fell from 59,300 men in Numbers 1:23 to 22,200 in Numbers 26:14, as Clarke notes. Wesley ties this to Jacob's words over Simeon in Genesis 49:5 to 7. Judah grew more.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Of Judah - The tribe of Simeon did not increase proportionably to the tribe of Judah in which they dwelt; as appears by those two catalogues, Num. i, 22; xxvi, 14, which is to be ascribed to God's curse upon them, delivered by the mouth of holy Jacob, Gen. xlix, 5-7, and signified by Moses's neglect of them when he blessed all the other tribes.
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters,.... None of which are mentioned by name: but his brethren had not many children: Hamuel and Zacchur: neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah: to show the fruitfulness and great increase of which tribe, the genealogical account of it, in this and the two preceding chapters, is given.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞י | uleshimi | and [belonged] to Shimei | H8096 → | 43 times |
| בָּנִ֨ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שִׁשָּׁ֤ה | shishah | six- | H8337 → | 216 times |
| עָשָׂר֙ | ʾasar | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| וּבָנ֣וֹת | uvanot | and daughters | H1323 → | 588 times |
| שֵׁ֔שׁ | shesh | six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| וּלְאֶחָ֕יו | uleechav | and [belonged] to brothers his | H251 → | 630 times |
| אֵ֖ין | ʾein | not | H369 → | 789 times |
| בָּנִ֣ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רַבִּ֑ים | rabim | many | H7227 → | 454 times |
| וְכֹל֙ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔ם | mishpachtam | clan their | H4940 → | 303 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִרְבּ֖וּ | hirbu | they increased | H7235 → | 227 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | up to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ ס | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יand [belonged] to Shimei
uleshimiH8096 →43 times
בָּנִ֨יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
שִׁשָּׁ֤הsix-
shishahH8337 →216 times
עָשָׂר֙teen
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
וּבָנ֣וֹתand daughters
uvanotH1323 →588 times
שֵׁ֔שׁsix
sheshH8337 →216 times
וּלְאֶחָ֕יוand [belonged] to brothers his
uleechavH251 →630 times
אֵ֖יןnot
ʾeinH369 →789 times
בָּנִ֣יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
רַבִּ֑יםmany
rabimH7227 →454 times
וְכֹל֙and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
מִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םclan their
mishpachtamH4940 →303 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
הִרְבּ֖וּthey increased
hirbuH7235 →227 times
עַד־up to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָֽה׃ סJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 2:13and his division numbers 59,300.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:14
These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
- Numbers 1:23
those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
- Numbers 26:14
Through
Numbers 2:4The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, and his division numbers 74,600.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:22
These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.
- Numbers 1:27
those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
- Numbers 26:22
Through
Numbers 26:14These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:12–13
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
- Numbers 1:22–23
From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the…
- Numbers 2:12–13
Through
Numbers 26:22These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:3–4
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 1:26–27
From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 2:3–4
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, Numbers 1:23; Berean Standard Bible, Numbers 26:14; Berean Standard Bible, Genesis 49:5 to 7; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.