1 Chronicles 5:4

Contemporary English Version

The descendants of Joel included Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah, a leader of the Reuben tribe. Later, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Beerah away as prisoner.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joel’s sons: his son Shemaiah,

Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Yo'el: Shemayah his son, Gog his son, Shim`i his son,

King James Version
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

English Standard Version
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

New Century Version
These were the children of Joel: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son.

New English Translation
The descendants of Joel: His son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei,

Amplified Bible
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

World English Bible
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Ioel, Shemaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Shimei his sonne,

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of Yo'el: his son Sh'ma‘yah, his son Gog, his son Shim‘i,

Darby Translation
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Easy-to-Read Version
These are the names of Joel's descendants: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son.

George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Carmi: Shemaiah his son, Doag his son, Shimei his son,

Good News Translation
These are the descendants of Joel from generation to generation: Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah. The Assyrian emperor, Tiglath Pileser, captured Beerah, a leader of the tribe, and deported him.

Lexham English Bible
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Literal Translation
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah, his son; Gog, his son; Shimei, his son;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The childre of Iohel were, Semaia, whose sonne was Gog, whose sonne was Semei,

American Standard Version
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Bible in Basic English
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Ioel: Samaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Semhi his sonne,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;

King James Version (1611)
The sonnes of Ioel: Shemaiah his sonne: Gog his sonne: Shimei his sonne:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his son: and the sons of Gug the son of Semei.

English Revised Version
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sones of Johel weren Samaie; his sone, Gog; his sone, Semey;

Update Bible Version
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

New King James Version
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

New Living Translation
The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei,

New Life Bible
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

New Revised Standard
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Joel, Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Joel: Samaia his son, Gog his son, Semei his son,

Revised Standard Version
The sons of Jo'el: Shemai'ah his son, Gog his son, Shim'e-i his son,

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

THE MESSAGE
The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was the prince of the Reubenites.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Contextual Overview

¹ Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob, but he lost his rights as the first-born son because he slept with one of his father's wives. The honor of the first-born son was then given to Joseph, even though it was the Judah tribe that became the most powerful and produced a leader. Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The descendants of Joel included Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah, a leader of the Reuben tribe. Later, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Beerah away as prisoner. The family records also include Jeiel, who was a clan leader, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz and grandson of Shema of the Joel clan. They lived in the territory around the town of Aroer, as far north as Nebo and Baal-Meon, and as far east as the desert just west of the Euphrates River. They needed this much land because they owned too many cattle to keep them all in Gilead. When Saul was king, the Reuben tribe attacked and defeated the Hagrites, then took over their land east of Gilead. The tribe of Gad lived in the region of Bashan, north of the Reuben tribe. Gad's territory extended all the way to the town of Salecah. Some of the clan leaders were Joel, Shapham, Janai, and Shaphat. Their relatives included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. They were all descendants of Abihail, whose family line went back through Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, and Buz. Ahi, the son of Abdiel and the grandson of Guni, was the leader of their clan. The people of Gad lived in the towns in the regions of Bashan and Gilead, as well as in the pastureland of Sharon. Their family records were written when Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained to fight in battle with shields, swords, bows, and arrows. They fought against the Hagrites and the tribes of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. Whenever these soldiers went to war against their enemies, they prayed to God and trusted him to help. That's why the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh defeated the Hagrites and their allies. These Israelite tribes captured fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people. Many of the Hagrites died in battle, because God was fighting this battle against them. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh lived in that territory until they were taken as prisoners to Assyria. East Manasseh was a large tribe, so its people settled in the northern region of Bashan, as far north as Baal-Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel were their clan leaders; they were well-known leaders and brave soldiers. The people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh were unfaithful to the God their ancestors had worshiped, and they started worshiping the gods of the nations that God had forced out of Canaan. So God sent King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria to attack these Israelite tribes. The king led them away as prisoners to Assyria, and from then on, he forced them to live in Halah, Habor, Hara, and near the Gozan River. ²The Descendants of Reuben Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob, but he lost his rights as the first-born son because he slept with one of his father's wives. The honor of the first-born son was then given to Joseph, even though it was the Judah tribe that became the most powerful and produced a leader. ³ Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ⁴The descendants of Joel included Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah, a leader of the Reuben tribe. Later, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Beerah away as prisoner. ⁷The family records also include Jeiel, who was a clan leader, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz and grandson of Shema of the Joel clan. They lived in the territory around the town of Aroer, as far north as Nebo and Baal-Meon, ⁹ and as far east as the desert just west of the Euphrates River. They needed this much land because they owned too many cattle to keep them all in Gilead. ¹⁰ When Saul was king, the Reuben tribe attacked and defeated the Hagrites, then took over their land east of Gilead. ¹¹ The tribe of Gad lived in the region of Bashan, north of the Reuben tribe. Gad's territory extended all the way to the town of Salecah. ¹² Some of the clan leaders were Joel, Shapham, Janai, and Shaphat. ¹³ Their relatives included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joel: 1 Samuel 8:2

Shemaiah: 1 Chronicles 9:16

Gog: i.e. to cover; surmount; top; roof; extension; mountain, [Strong's H1463], 1 Chronicles 5:4, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 38:14, Ezekiel 38:16, Ezekiel 38:18, Ezekiel 39:1, Ezekiel 39:11, Ezekiel 39:15

Gog 1. A Rubenite 1 Chronicles 5:4, 2. Prince of the land of Magog Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 38:14, Ezekiel 38:16, Ezekiel 38:18, Ezekiel 39:1, Ezekiel 39:11, 3. Also of the Rossi, Moschi, and Tibareni, who is to come with great forces from the extreme north Ezekiel 38:15, Ezekiel 39:2, After the exile, to invade the holy land, and to perish there. Ezekiel 38:8, Ezekiel 38:12, Gog and Magog, Revelation 20:8, belong to a different time to those spoken of in Ezekiel.

Shimei: 2 Samuel 16:5

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 5:8 - Azaz

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 5:1
God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. This is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man:

Genesis 5:3
When Adam was one hundred thirty, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children

Genesis 5:7
Seth had more children

Genesis 5:10
Enosh had more children

Genesis 5:13
Kenan had more children

Genesis 5:19
Jared had more children

Genesis 5:22
and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God,

Genesis 5:26
Methuselah had more children

Genesis 5:30
Lamech had more children

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 4,5. The sons of Joel,.... Who was either the son of Carmi last mentioned, or rather of Hanoch, Reuben's firstborn, since the descendants of him were the princes of the tribe: his posterity in succession were, Shemaiah, Cog, Shimei, Micah, Reaia, Baal, Beerah; of whom we know no more than their names, and by these the descent is carried down to the captivity by Tiglathpileser, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sons of Joel - The line of succession here given must be broken by one great gap or several smaller ones, since nine generations before Tiglath-pileser would carry us back no further than the reign of Rehoboam.