The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
- BSB The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
- NKJV Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
- NASB The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
- NLT Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.
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Rehabiah was the chief son of Eliezer, who had no other sons, yet Rehabiah's descendants were very numerous. God multiplied this line abundantly.
Overview
Though Eliezer had only one son, that son Rehabiah became the head of a greatly multiplied family. The contrast between a single son and abundant offspring shows God's power to bless and increase as He wills. These details affirm that the LORD sovereignly builds up the families appointed to serve Him.
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- 1 Chr 26:25His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
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