The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.
- BSB The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
- NKJV The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
- NASB The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
- NLT The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah.
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Naphtali's sons are listed as Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, described as sons of Bilhah.
Overview
Naphtali receives only a brief notice, its descendants traced back to Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant. The compactness shows the Chronicler's selective focus, yet even this short entry honors the tribe's place among the twelve. Each tribe's inclusion testifies that God remembered all Israel, the whole people from whom salvation would arise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 26:48–49Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
- Gen 35:22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Gen 30:3–8And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
- Gen 46:24–25And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
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