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[h=1](1 Chronicles 4:33): ...English Standard Version (ESV)[/h]33 along with all their villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record.

 
[h=1](1 Chronicles 4:37): New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
 
[h=1](1 Chronicles 4:38): New International Version (NIV)[/h]38 The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

 

They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley,
to seek pasture for their flocks.

(1 Chronicles 4:39)




'Gedor' is derived from a word meaning 'wall' or 'to build a wall'
 
1 Chr 4:40 (NIV)


[FONT=&quot]They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.[/FONT]
 
1 Chr 4:41 (NIV)

The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed [h] them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.



Footnote [h]
The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.


 
1 Chronicles 5:1 (NIV)


[FONT=&quot]The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,[/FONT]
 
1 Chr 5:2 (NIV)

[FONT=&quot]and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)

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1 Chronicles 5: 6. Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites. - Bible Offline