These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- KJV These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
- NKJV These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- NASB These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- NLT The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Quick answer
The genealogy now centers on Israel, listing the first six of Jacob's twelve sons, the fathers of the tribes.
Overview
Turning from the nations, the Chronicler names the sons of Israel, the twelve patriarchs of the nation (Genesis 35:23-26). This list marks the true focus of his work: God's chosen people and their tribal structure. From these sons, especially Judah, God will bring forth the line of David and ultimately the Messiah.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- Rev 7:5–8From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
- Gen 35:22–26While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
- Gen 46:8–27Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
- Gen 49:4–28Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
- Gen 35:18And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
- Exod 1:2–4Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
- Gen 49:2Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
- Num 13:4–15and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
- Gen 29:32–35And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Num 26:5–65Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
- Gen 30:5–24and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
- Num 1:5–15These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
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