1 Chronicles 8:1 BSB

1 Chronicles 8:1

Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

KJV

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The reason of this return to the genealogy of the Benjamites seems to be the desire to connect the genealogical introduction with the historical body of the work. As the history is to begin with Saul, the genealogical portion is made to end with an account of the family of this Benjamite monarch.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The names of many of the persons mentioned are different from those given by Moses--a diversity which may be accounted for in part on grounds formerly stated, namely, either that the persons had more than one name, or that the word "sons" is used in a loose sense for grandsons or descendants.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן	u.Vin.ya.Min	and Benjamin	H1144 →
הוֹלִ֖יד	ho.Lid	he fathered	H3205 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בֶּ֣לַע	Be.la'	Bela	H1106 →
בְּכֹר֑וֹ	be.kho.Ro	firstborn his	H1060 →
אַשְׁבֵּל֙	'ash.Bel	Ashbel	H788 →
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	ha.she.Ni	the second	H8145 →
וְאַחְרַ֖ח	ve.'ach.Rach	and Ahrah	H315 →
הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃	ha.she.li.Shi	the third	H7992 →

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

The walk

The walk7

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
Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 7:6–12
  The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1–7
  Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
- Deuteronomy 33:12
  Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
- Genesis 49:27
  Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
- Numbers 26:38–40
  These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
Through
Numbers 26:38
These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
leads to
- Genesis 46:2
  And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
- Genesis 46:21
  The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Chronicles

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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