the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Parallel translations
- KJV The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- BSB The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- NKJV the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- NASB the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.
- NLT The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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Quick answer
The four sons of Reuben are named: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. It resumes Reuben's genealogy after the explanatory aside.
Overview
Having explained Reuben's loss of the birthright, the Chronicler lists his immediate sons, matching earlier records (Genesis 46:9). Despite Reuben's forfeited rank, his descendants are still preserved within Israel's tribal record. This shows that even a diminished tribe retained its place among God's covenant people.
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Cross-references · 3
- Gen 46:9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- Exod 6:14These are the heads of their fathers’ houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
- Num 26:5–9Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
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