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1 Chronicles 7:7

The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads of their fathers' houses and powerful soldiers. There were 22,034 of them, whose names were written down by their families.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahoah;   Bela;   Benjamin;   Ezbon;   Iri;   Jerimoth;   Uzzi;   Uzziel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Jerimoth;   Uzzi;   Uzziel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Ezbon;   Iri;   Jerimoth;   Muppim;   Uzzi;   Uzziel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abishua;   Ahoah;   Bela;   Hupham;   Iri;   Jerimoth;   Uzzi;   Uzziel;   Zadok;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ezbon;   Ir;   Jerimoth;   Uzzi;   Uzziel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bela ;   Ezbon ;   Iri ;   Jerimoth ;   Uzzi ;   Uzziel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Benjamin;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ez'bon;   I'ri;   Jer'imoth;   Uz'zi;   Uzzi'el;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ashbel;   Ezbon;   Ir;   Jerimoth;   Ozni;   Uzzi;   Uzziel;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Benjamin;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ezbon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Bela’s sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five. They were valiant warriors and heads of their ancestral families; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies.
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Bela: Etzbon, and `Uzzi, and `Uzzi'el, and Yerimot, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
King James Version
And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
English Standard Version
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034.
New Century Version
Bela had five sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, and they were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had twenty-two thousand thirty-four fighting men.
New English Translation
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of the households of their fathers, courageous men. By their genealogies they were 22,034.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of fathers' households, valiant warriors, 22,034 registered by genealogy.
World English Bible
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the sonnes of Bela, Ezbon, and Vzzi, and Vzziel, & Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue heads of the housholds of their fathers, valiant men of warre, and were rekoned by their genealogies, two and twentie thousand and thirtie and foure.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five. They were heads of fathers' households, mighty men of valor, and were 22,034 recorded by genealogy.
Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families-five in all. There were 22,034 mighty warriors listed in their genealogies.
Contemporary English Version
Bela was the father of Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all brave soldiers and family leaders in their father's clan. The number of soldiers in their clan was 22,034.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sons of Bela were: Etzbon, ‘Uzi, ‘Uzi'el, Yerimot and ‘Iri — five; they were leaders of fathers' clans, strong, brave men. They numbered 22,034, listed in genealogical records.
Darby Translation
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valour; and they were registered by their genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
Easy-to-Read Version
Bela had five sons. Their names were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had 22,034 soldiers.
George Lamsa Translation
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzzaiel, Jermoth, and Azri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, valiant men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogy, twenty-two-thousand and thirty-four.
Good News Translation
Bela had five sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of families in the clan and were all famous soldiers. Their descendants included 22,034 men eligible for military duty.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, the heads of the house of the fathers, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogy was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of their fathers' house, mighty warriors; and their genealogy, twenty two thousand, and thirty four.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Bela, were, Ezbon, Vsi, Vsiel, Ieremoth & Iri, these fyue, heades in ye house of their fathers, mightie men: and were nombred two & twentie thousande and foure and thyrtie.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five; heads of their families, great men of war; there were twenty-two thousand and thirty-four of them recorded by their families.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Ierimoth, & Iri, fiue heades of the houshold of their fathers, men of might, and were reckenened by their genealogies twentie and two thousand and thirtie and foure.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valour; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
King James Version (1611)
And the sonnes of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue, heads of the house of their fathers, mightie men of valour, and were reckoned by their genealogies, twentie and two thousand, and thirtie and foure.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Bale; Esebon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerimuth, and Uri, five; heads of houses of families, mighty men; and their number was twenty and two thousand and thirty-four.
English Revised Version
And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sones of Bale weren Esbon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerymoth, and Vray, fyue, princes of meynees, mooste stronge to fiyte; for the noumbre of hem was two and twenti thousynde and foure and thretti.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of [their] fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
New King James Version
The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five in all. They were heads of their fathers' houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor.
New Living Translation
The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as listed in their genealogical records.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of ancestral houses, mighty warriors; and their enrollment by genealogies was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the sons of Bela, Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five, chiefs of the ancestral house, heroes of great valour, - who, when they had registered themselves, were twenty-two thousand and thirty-four,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Bela: Esbon, and Ozi, and Ozial, and Jerimoth and Urai, five chiefs of their families, and most valiant warriors, and their number was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uz'ziel, Jer'imoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors; and their enrollment by genealogies was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of a house of fathers, mighty of valour, with their genealogy, twenty and two thousand, and thirty and four.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads of fathers' households, mighty men of valor, and were 22,034 enrolled by genealogy.

Contextual Overview

1 The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel, heads of their fathers' houses. Tola's sons were powerful soldiers among the people of their day. There were 22,600 of these men in the days of David. 3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were leaders. 4 With them by their families and by their fathers' houses were 36,000 men ready to fight. For they had many wives and sons. 5 Their brothers among all the families of Issachar were powerful soldiers. There were 87,000 of them, whose names were written down by their families. 6 The three sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher and Jediael. 7 The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads of their fathers' houses and powerful soldiers. There were 22,034 of them, whose names were written down by their families. 8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. 9 Their names were written down by their families. They were heads of their fathers' houses, 20,200 powerful soldiers. 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

were reckoned: 1 Chronicles 21:1-5, 2 Chronicles 17:17, 2 Chronicles 17:18

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:14 - the heads 1 Chronicles 7:12 - Ir

Cross-References

Genesis 6:18
But I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat, you and all your family. For I have seen that you only are right and good at this time.
Genesis 7:13
On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, all went into the large boat.
Genesis 7:15
They went into the large boat with Noah, two of every living thing.
Proverbs 22:3
A wise man sees sin and hides himself, but the foolish go on, and are punished for it.
Matthew 24:38
In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were marrying and being given in marriage. This kept on until the day Noah went into the large boat.
Luke 17:27
People ate and drank. They married and were given in marriage. They did these things until the day Noah went into the large boat. Then the flood came and killed all the people on earth.
Hebrews 6:18
God gave these two things that cannot be changed and God cannot lie. We who have turned to Him can have great comfort knowing that He will do what He has promised.
Hebrews 11:7
Because Noah had faith, he built a large boat for his family. God told him what was going to happen. His faith made him hear God speak and he obeyed. His family was saved from death because he built the boat. In this way, Noah showed the world how sinful it was. Noah became right with God because of his faith in God.
1 Peter 3:20
Those were the spirits of the people who would not obey in the days of Noah. God waited a long time for them while Noah was building the big boat. But only eight people were saved from dying when the earth was covered with water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five,.... These are thought by some to be the grandsons of Bela, because of the different names in 1 Chronicles 8:3,

heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; principal men in their tribe and families, and of great courage:

and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four; who sprung from these men.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The lists here are remarkably different from those in marginal references Probably the persons here mentioned were not literally “sons,” but were among the later descendants of the founders, being the chief men of the family at the time of David’s census.


 
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