Key Verse Spotlight
1 Chronicles 5:7 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, {were} the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,”
1 Chronicles 5:7
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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. {Tilgathpilneser: also called, Tiglathpileser}
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, {were} the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon: {Shema: or, Shemaiah}
And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
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