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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were Israel&#8217s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Here's a list of Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THESE are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the sons of Israel: Rubil, Shemon, Levi, Yehuda, Issakar, Zebalaun<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the names of the sons of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=348" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/2.htm">The Sons of Israel</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These were</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7205.htm" title="7205: rə·’ū·ḇên (N-proper-ms) -- From the imperative of ra'ah and ben; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob.">Reuben,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8095.htm" title="8095: šim·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- From shama'; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him.">Simeon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3878.htm" title="3878: lê·wî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him. From lavah; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.">Levi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3485.htm" title="3485: yi·śā·š·ḵār (N-proper-ms) -- (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from nasa' and sakar; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob.">Issachar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2074.htm" title="2074: ū·zə·ḇu·lūn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Zbuluwn; or Zbuwlun; from zabal; habitation; Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe.">Zebulun,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22-26</a></span><br />While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: / The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31-35</a></span><br />When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. / And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” / Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1-24</a></span><br />When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?” / Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8-27</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. / The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. / The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1-5</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-20.htm">Numbers 1:20-43</a></span><br />From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, / those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500. / From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-5.htm">Numbers 26:5-51</a></span><br />Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu, / the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi. / These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Deuteronomy 27:12-13</a></span><br />“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. / And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-7.htm">Joshua 13:7-33</a></span><br />Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” / The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them: / The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-5</a></span><br />Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Matthew 1:2-3</a></span><br />Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-33.htm">Luke 3:33-34</a></span><br />the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, / the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a></span><br />Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Hebrews 7:14</a></span><br />For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a></b></br> And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-2.htm">Genesis 49:2</a></b></br> Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.</p><p class="hdg">Reuben.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32-35</a></b></br> And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-5.htm">Genesis 30:5-24</a></b></br> And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-18.htm">Genesis 35:18,22-26</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-43.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">Issachar</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">Is'sachar</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Zebulun</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Zeb'ulun</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/2-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-62.htm">Issachar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-62.htm">Is'sachar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-1.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-24.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-63.htm">Zebulun</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-63.htm">Zeb'ulun</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">The sons of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">The posterity of Judah by Tamar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-13.htm">The children of Jesse.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-18.htm">The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-21.htm">Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-25.htm">Jerahmeel's posterity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Sheshan's posterity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-42.htm">Another branch of Caleb's posterity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-50.htm">The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "Israel" refers to Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel after wrestling with God (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>). This change signifies a transformation and a divine calling, marking the beginning of a nation chosen by God. The sons of Israel are the patriarchs of the twelve tribes, each playing a crucial role in the unfolding of God's covenant with His people.<p><b>Reuben</b><br />As the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah, Reuben holds a position of prominence. His name, derived from the Hebrew "Re'uven," means "behold, a son." Despite his birthright, Reuben's actions, such as his indiscretion with Bilhah (<a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22</a>), led to the loss of his preeminent status. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of integrity in leadership.<p><b>Simeon</b><br />The second son of Jacob and Leah, Simeon's name means "heard" in Hebrew, reflecting Leah's belief that God heard her plight (<a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Genesis 29:33</a>). Simeon, along with his brother Levi, is known for the violent act against Shechem (Genesis 34), which later affected the tribe's inheritance and dispersion in Israel. This highlights the theme of justice and the repercussions of unchecked anger.<p><b>Levi</b><br />Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah, is the progenitor of the Levitical priesthood. His name means "joined" or "attached," signifying Leah's hope for Jacob's affection (<a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Genesis 29:34</a>). The Levites were set apart for religious duties, underscoring the importance of holiness and service to God. This lineage emphasizes the role of spiritual leadership and the call to be set apart for divine purposes.<p><b>Judah</b><br />Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, means "praise" in Hebrew. His tribe becomes the most prominent, producing King David and ultimately Jesus Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah (<a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a>). Judah's account is one of redemption, as he evolves from selling Joseph into slavery to offering himself as a substitute for Benjamin (<a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Genesis 44:33</a>). This transformation illustrates God's grace and the power of repentance.<p><b>Issachar</b><br />The fifth son of Jacob and Leah, Issachar's name means "reward" or "recompense." His tribe is known for its wisdom and understanding of the times (<a href="/1_chronicles/12-32.htm">1 Chronicles 12:32</a>). Issachar's role in Israel's history highlights the value of discernment and the ability to navigate complex situations with insight and prudence.<p><b>Zebulun</b><br />The sixth son of Jacob and Leah, Zebulun's name is associated with "dwelling" or "honor." His tribe settled by the sea, fulfilling Jacob's blessing of maritime prosperity (<a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Genesis 49:13</a>). Zebulun's legacy is one of trade and commerce, reflecting the diversity of gifts and callings within the body of God's people. This reminds us of the importance of using our unique talents to contribute to the community and glorify God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1, 2) <span class= "bld">The sons of Israel.</span>--The list is apparently taken from <a href="/context/genesis/35-23.htm" title="The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:">Genesis 35:23-26</a>, where the heading is, "Now the sons of Jacob were twelve." The chronicler omits the mothers, and puts Dan before instead of after Joseph and Benjamin, as if to hint that Dan was considered Rachel's elder son. (See <a href="/genesis/30-6.htm" title="And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.">Genesis 30:6</a>.) In the list at <a href="/context/genesis/46-9.htm" title="And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.">Genesis 46:9-23</a>, Gad and Asher follow Zebulun, and Dan follows Joseph and Benjamin. Of course accident may have caused the transposition of Dan with Joseph and Benjamin in our list, especially as it otherwise agrees with <a href="/context/genesis/35-3.htm" title="And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.">Genesis 35:3-4</a>.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - 1. TABLE OF ISRAEL'S TWELVE SONS. The twelve sons of <span class="cmt_word">Israel</span>, not in the order of age (cf. <a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31-30:24</a>; <a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Genesis 35:16-19</a>), nor exactly in the order of children of wives as against those of handmaids (<a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23-26</a>), nor in that of the aged father's dying blessing (<a href="/genesis/49.htm">Genesis 49</a>.), nor in that of <a href="/exodus/1-2.htm">Exodus 1:2-4</a>. It is the place of <span class="cmt_word">Dan</span> which disturbs the fittest order, and Keil suggests that his place in this text is accounted for by Rachel's desire that her handmaid's child should be accounted her own; but surely this was not exceptional, but applied to all or most of such cases, and should have been far rather taken into consideration in any of the other lists than in this. However accounted for, the order is - <span class="accented">lest</span>, the six sons of the first wife Leah; <span class="accented">secondly</span>, the elder son of Rachel's handmaid Bilhah; <span class="accented">thirdly</span>, the two sons of the loved wife Rachel; <span class="accented">fourthly</span>, the other son of Rachel's handmaid Billah; <span class="accented">lastly</span>, the two sons of Zilpah, handmaid of Leah. As this order corresponds with nothing in our Old Testament, it may serve as one slight indication that the compiler of Chronicles was not dependent on these records alone. The Hebrew text and the Septuagint accord exactly with the Authorized Version here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel:</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Reuben,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאוּבֵ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7205.htm">Strong's 7205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Simeon,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8095.htm">Strong's 8095: </a> </span><span class="str2">Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Levi,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵוִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lê·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3878.htm">Strong's 3878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Issachar,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָׂשכָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yi·śā·š·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> </span><span class="str2">Issachar -- perhaps 'there is recompense', a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zebulun,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְבֻלֽוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·ḇu·lūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2074.htm">Strong's 2074: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zebulun -- a son of Jacob, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 2:1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-54.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 1:54"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 1:54" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 2:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 2:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>