and Beerah. Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites when they were taken into captivity by King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive. He was prince of the Reubenites.
- KJV Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
- BSB and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
- NKJV and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites.
- NASB and Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria took into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.
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Beerah, a prince of Reuben, was carried into exile by the Assyrian king Tilgath-Pilneser. It notes the historical judgment that befell the tribe.
Overview
The genealogy reaches Beerah, a leader of Reuben deported by Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria. This reference to the Assyrian captivity reminds readers of the judgment that came upon the eastern tribes for unfaithfulness (see verses 25-26). The sobering note shows that covenant privilege did not exempt them from the consequences of sin.
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- 1 Chr 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
- 2 Chr 28:20Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and gave him trouble, but didn’t strengthen him.
- 2 Kgs 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
- 2 Kgs 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.”
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