The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor—archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all sons of Benjamin.
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- WEB The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
- KJV And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
- BSB The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
- NASB The sons of Ulam were valiant mighty men, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were among the sons of Benjamin.
- NLT Ulam’s sons were all mighty warriors and expert archers. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were descendants of Benjamin.
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Describes Ulam's descendants as mighty, skilled archers who were numerous. It closes the Benjamite genealogy on a note of strength.
Overview
Ulam's sons were warriors and archers with many descendants, totaling one hundred fifty, all Benjamites. The Chronicler ends the chapter by emphasizing the tribe's martial vigor, a fitting tribute to Benjamin's reputation. This concluding flourish honors the tribe of Saul while the narrative prepares to shift toward Saul's downfall and David's rise.
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- Ps 128:3–6Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.
- Ps 127:3–5Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
- 2 Chr 14:8Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
- 1 Chr 12:2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul’s relatives of the tribe of Benjamin.
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