Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
- KJV The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
- BSB The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
- NKJV The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all.
- NLT Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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Quick answer
The record moves to Benjamin, naming Bela, Becher, and Jediael as three sons.
Overview
Benjamin receives notable attention in Chronicles because, with Judah, it remained loyal to the house of David and the temple. The tribe gave Israel its first king, Saul, and later the apostle Paul. These names begin a record that ties the post-exilic community to the southern kingdom from which the Messiah's earthly throne descended.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Gen 46:21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- 1 Chr 8:1–40Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
- 1 Chr 7:10–11The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
- Num 26:38–41The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
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