David appears in this genealogical census context rather than his typical roles of covenant-making or royal authority, highlighting the Chronicler's emphasis on tribal military organization over individual kingship.
1 Chronicles 7
The Descendants of Issachar
1Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
2The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
3The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
4With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
5Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
The Descendants of Benjamin
6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
8The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
9They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.
10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.
12So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.
The Descendants of Naphtali
13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.
The Descendants of Manasseh
14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The Descendants of Ephraim
20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
22Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
23He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.
24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
29and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.
The Descendants of Asher
30The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
31The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
34The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.
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Theme
This chapter continues the tribal genealogies of Israel, focusing on six northern tribes: Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher. The Chronicler emphasizes military strength and numbers, repeatedly noting 'mighty men of valor' and providing census figures for each tribe's fighting capacity. The genealogy of Ephraim includes a poignant narrative about family tragedy and recovery, showing how personal grief intersected with tribal history.
Context
Following the genealogies of Judah, Simeon, Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh in previous chapters, this continues the systematic tribal record before moving to the Levites in chapter 8.
Key Themes
Outline
- 1-5 The Descendants of Issachar Lists Issachar's lineage with emphasis on their military prowess, totaling 87,000 mighty warriors.
- 6-12 The Descendants of Benjamin Records Benjamin's three main family lines and their military strength of over 59,000 men.
- 13 The Descendants of Naphtali Briefly lists Naphtali's four sons through Bilhah.
- 14-19 The Descendants of Manasseh Traces Manasseh's lineage through Machir and Gilead, including notable women like Maacah.
- 20-29 The Descendants of Ephraim Details Ephraim's genealogy including the tragic death of his sons and his daughter Sheerah who built cities.
- 30-40 The Descendants of Asher Chronicles Asher's family lines with their military census of 26,000 warriors.
The Descendants of Issachar
7:1–7:5 genealogy narration contemplative
This genealogical record traces the descendants of Issachar, emphasizing their military prowess and large numbers of mighty warriors available for service.
person_contrast
David appears in this genealogical census context rather than his typical roles of covenant-making or royal authority, highlighting the Chronicler's emphasis on tribal military organization over individual kingship.
The Descendants of Benjamin
7:6–7:12 genealogy narration contemplative
This passage provides the genealogical record of Benjamin's descendants, detailing their family heads and emphasizing their status as mighty warriors capable of military service.
person_contrast
Joash, typically associated with royal authority and divine deliverance in Scripture's 29 appearances, here emerges solely as Benjamin's descendant among genealogical warriors, stripped of his usual kingly context.
The Descendants of Naphtali
7:13–7:13 genealogy narration contemplative
This brief genealogical note lists the sons of Naphtali, including their connection to Bilhah, completing the tribal lineage record.
person_contrast
Naphtali receives the briefest genealogical treatment of all twelve tribes in Chronicles, with only one verse compared to extensive records for Judah, Benjamin, and Levi.
The Descendants of Manasseh
7:14–7:19 genealogy narration solemn
This passage records the genealogical descendants of Manasseh, one of the tribes of Israel. It traces family lines through multiple generations, emphasizing the continuation of tribal inheritance and identity.
person_contrast
Manasseh's genealogy uniquely emphasizes daughters and female lineage through Maacah and Zelophehad's daughters, contrasting with the typically male-focused tribal inheritance patterns elsewhere in Chronicles.
The Descendants of Ephraim
7:20–7:29 genealogy narration contemplative
This genealogy of Ephraim includes both tragedy and triumph, recording deaths in conflict with Gath and Ephraim's mourning, while tracing the line to Joshua. It also details the territorial settlements of the Ephraimites in the promised land.
person_contrast
Zabad's name, typically associated with divine inheritance and blessing, appears here uniquely amid Ephraim's grief over his sons' deaths, creating an ironic juxtaposition of gift and loss.
The Descendants of Asher
7:30–7:40 genealogy narration solemn
This passage chronicles the descendants of Asher, concluding with a summary of their military strength. It emphasizes their role as mighty warriors and leaders among the tribes of Israel.
person_contrast
Asher's genealogy uniquely emphasizes military prowess with "mighty warriors" and "choice men" (verses 40), contrasting sharply with his typical biblical portrayal as a tribe blessed with agricultural abundance.
Insights
Joash, typically associated with royal authority and divine deliverance in Scripture's 29 appearances, here emerges solely as Benjamin's descendant among genealogical warriors, stripped of his usual kingly context.
Naphtali receives the briefest genealogical treatment of all twelve tribes in Chronicles, with only one verse compared to extensive records for Judah, Benjamin, and Levi.
Manasseh's genealogy uniquely emphasizes daughters and female lineage through Maacah and Zelophehad's daughters, contrasting with the typically male-focused tribal inheritance patterns elsewhere in Chronicles.
Zabad's name, typically associated with divine inheritance and blessing, appears here uniquely amid Ephraim's grief over his sons' deaths, creating an ironic juxtaposition of gift and loss.
Asher's genealogy uniquely emphasizes military prowess with "mighty warriors" and "choice men" (verses 40), contrasting sharply with his typical biblical portrayal as a tribe blessed with agricultural abundance.
Cross-References
Connected passages across Scripture
1 Chronicles 7:1 3 references
Lexicals 3
Genesis 46:13 Lexical
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
Judges 10:1 Lexical
After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in t…
Numbers 26:23 Lexical
The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
1 Chronicles 7:2 5 references
Lexicals 5
2 Chronicles 26:12 Lexical
The whole number of the heads of fathers’ households, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand six hundred.
1 Chronicles 26:31 Lexical
Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers’ households. They…
Numbers 1:36 Lexical
Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of…
Numbers 1:40 Lexical
Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the…
Numbers 1:24 Lexical
Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the n…
1 Chronicles 7:3 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:4 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:5 4 references
Lexicals 4
1 Chronicles 9:13 Lexical
and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the wo…
2 Kings 24:16 Lexical
All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for…
Numbers 26:25 Lexical
These are the families of Issachar according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
Ruth 2:1 Lexical
Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
1 Chronicles 7:6 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:7 5 references
Lexicals 5
Ezra 2:67 Lexical
their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
Joshua 8:3 Lexical
So Joshua arose, with all the warriors, to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and s…
2 Chronicles 13:3 Lexical
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the bat…
Numbers 2:23 Lexical
His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
Numbers 1:37 Lexical
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
1 Chronicles 7:8 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:9 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:11 5 references
Lexicals 5
2 Kings 24:16 Lexical
All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for…
2 Chronicles 13:3 Lexical
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the bat…
Joshua 8:3 Lexical
So Joshua arose, with all the warriors, to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and s…
1 Chronicles 9:13 Lexical
and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the wo…
2 Chronicles 26:13 Lexical
Under their hand was an army, three hundred seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the kin…
1 Chronicles 7:13 2 references
1 Chronicles 7:14 5 references
Lexicals 5
Numbers 26:29 Lexical
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the fa…
Numbers 36:1 Lexical
The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of…
Joshua 17:1 Lexical
This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh,…
Joshua 17:3 Lexical
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters…
Joshua 13:31 Lexical
Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of…
1 Chronicles 7:15 2 references
1 Chronicles 7:17 5 references
Lexicals 5
Numbers 36:1 Lexical
The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of…
Joshua 17:1 Lexical
This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh,…
Joshua 17:3 Lexical
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters…
Joshua 13:31 Lexical
Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of…
Numbers 27:1 Lexical
Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the f…
1 Chronicles 7:19 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:24 4 references
Lexicals 4
2 Chronicles 8:5 Lexical
Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
1 Kings 9:17 Lexical
Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,
Joshua 16:3 Lexical
and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and…
Joshua 18:13 Lexical
The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to A…
1 Chronicles 7:26 5 references
Lexicals 5
Numbers 1:10 Lexical
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Numbers 2:18 Lexical
“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children…
Numbers 7:48 Lexical
On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,
Numbers 10:22 Lexical
The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies. Elishama the son of Ammihud w…
Numbers 7:53 Lexical
and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old…
1 Chronicles 7:28 1 reference
1 Chronicles 7:29 5 references
Lexicals 5
Joshua 17:11 Lexical
Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants…
Judges 1:27 Lexical
Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of…
1 Kings 4:12 Lexical
Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth…
Judges 5:19 Lexical
“The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of…
Joshua 12:21 Lexical
the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
1 Chronicles 7:30 3 references
Lexicals 3
Genesis 46:17 Lexical
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
Numbers 26:44 Lexical
The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Be…
Numbers 26:46 Lexical
The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
1 Chronicles 7:31 2 references
1 Chronicles 7:40 5 references
Lexicals 5
2 Chronicles 26:12 Lexical
The whole number of the heads of fathers’ households, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand six hundred.
2 Samuel 21:20 Lexical
There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand and six toes on e…
Joshua 8:3 Lexical
So Joshua arose, with all the warriors, to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and s…
2 Kings 24:16 Lexical
All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for…
2 Chronicles 13:3 Lexical
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the bat…
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