1 Chronicles 12:7
in 1 Chronicles 12and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
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ASV
and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
KJV
And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 12
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The chief was Ahiezer
on 1 Chronicles 12:3-7
Seven names open the roster proper: Ahiezer and Joash from Gibeah, Saul's own city; Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Berachah and Jehu of Anathoth, the town that will later give Judah the prophet Jeremiah. The name Jeremiah itself recurs three times across this chapter's lists, at verse four, verse ten and verse thirteen, and Chronicles distinguishes each man by city or by rank rather than by lineage. A chapter built almost entirely of names still tells a reader something plain: these defectors came from towns loyal to Saul's own house, and left it anyway.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. A city in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:58 and might now belong to Benjamin; or this was another city of the same name in that tribe.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Ziklag--(See on 1Sa 27:6). It was during his retirement in that Philistine town that he was joined in rapid succession by the heroes who afterwards contributed so much to the glory of his reign.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיוֹעֵאלָ֧ה | veyoelah | and Joelah | H3132 → | |
| וּזְבַדְיָ֛ה | uzevadyah | and Zebadiah | H2069 → | 9 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְרֹחָ֖ם | yerocham | Jeroham | H3395 → | 10 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַגְּדֽוֹר׃ | hagedor | <the> Gedor | H1446 → | 7 times |
וְיוֹעֵאלָ֧הand Joelah
veyoelahH3132 →
וּזְבַדְיָ֛הand Zebadiah
uzevadyahH2069 →9 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יְרֹחָ֖םJeroham
yerochamH3395 →10 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַגְּדֽוֹר׃<the> Gedor
hagedorH1446 →7 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 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
1 Chronicles 4:18And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 4:4
Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 4:39
and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 2:42
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
- Joshua 15:34–35
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
- 1 Chronicles 4:4
Through
1 Chronicles 4:39and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
it leads to
- Joshua 15:58
Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 4:18
And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered…
- Joshua 12:13
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
- Joshua 15:58
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.