Discovery Box1 Chronicles 7:1-4
Context7:1 The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron – four in all.
7:2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, 1 and Samuel. 2 They were leaders of their families. 3 In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. 4
Izrachiah.
The sons of Izrahiah:
Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.
7:4 According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons. 6
[7:2] 1 tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
[7:2] 2 tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
[7:2] 3 tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
[7:2] 4 tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
[7:3] 5 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.
[7:4] 6 tn Heb “and unto them by their generations to the house of their fathers [were] troops of war of battle, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons.”
