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1 Chronicles 5:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, "
1 Chronicles 5:4
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For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
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1 Chronicles 5:1
"Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright."
1 Chronicles 5:2
"For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)"
1 Chronicles 5:3
"The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi."
1 Chronicles 5:5
"Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,"
1 Chronicles 5:6
"Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites."
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