“ And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. ”
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogi...
And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Genealogies (continued) This chapter traces the descendants of Issachar, Benjamin (Dan), Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher.
In this chapter we have the genealogies of six of the tribes, and again the bias of the chronicler is evident in his treatment. Those tribes more directly associated with Judah have fuller treatment...
The tribe of Asher; Jacob said, should be fat, and yield royal dainties. And from the mighty men of valour which belonged to this tribe, we see the prediction fulfilled; for from the blood of the sla...
And the sons of his brother Helem ,.... Or Helem his brother, that is, the brother of Shomer, who, according to Hillerus n, is Hotham, 1 Chronicles 7:32 . Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Aram...
And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. Ver. 35. Helem. ] Thought to be the same with Hotham. 1Ch 7:32
Genealogies. B. C. 1630. 20 And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Ta...
His brother; brother either of Shamer the eldest, namely, Hotham; or of Aram last mentioned.
CRITICAL NOTES.] 1 Chronicles 7:1-5 .— Issachar . A tribe of more than average strength, since the entire return from all the tribes, except Judah, was no more than 800,000 men ( 2 Samuel 24:9 ) [...
1 Chronicles 7:2 . Whose number in the days of David. This proves that David, in time of peace, numbered the people for war. This very much surprised Joab, and in this lay a great part of the sin....
EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 7:1 The great tribes of Judah and Levi being now passed, as well as the minor ones of Simeon, Reuben, and Gad, we reach the sons of Issachar . Issachar was Jacob's...
The Line of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher
1 Chronicles 7:35 ; 1 Chronicles 7:36 ; Zechariah 6:14