1 Chronicles 5:4

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.

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,

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.

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,

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

Contextual Overview

¹The family of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Though Reuben was Israel's firstborn, after he slept with his father's concubine, a defiling act, his rights as the firstborn were passed on to the sons of Joseph son of Israel. He lost his "firstborn" place in the family tree. And even though Judah became the strongest of his brothers and King David eventually came from that family, the firstborn rights stayed with Joseph. ³ The sons of Reuben, firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ⁴The 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. ⁷Beerah's brothers are listed in the family tree by families: first Jeiel, followed by Zechariah: then Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. Joel lived in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. His family occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that goes all the way to the Euphrates River, since their growing herds of livestock spilled out of Gilead. During Saul's reign they fought and defeated the Hagrites; they then took over their tents and lived in them on the eastern frontier of Gilead. ¹¹The family of Gad were their neighbors in Bashan, as far as Salecah: Joel was the chief, Shapham the second-in-command, and then Janai, the judge in Bashan. ¹³Their brothers, by families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz. Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family. ¹⁶ The family of Gad lived in Gilead and Bashan, including the outlying villages and extending as far as the pastures of Sharon. ¹⁷ They were all written into the official family tree during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

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 5:1
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.

Genesis 5:3
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was just like him, his very spirit and image, and named him Seth. After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters. Adam lived a total of 930 years. And he died.

Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.

Genesis 11:12
When Arphaxad was thirty-five years old, he had Shelah. After Arphaxad had Shelah, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

Psalms 127:3
Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep.

Psalms 144:12
Make our sons in their prime like sturdy oak trees, Our daughters as shapely and bright as fields of wildflowers. Fill our barns with great harvest, fill our fields with huge flocks; Protect us from invasion and exile— eliminate the crime in our streets.

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.