Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 5:24
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records the named family leaders of the half-tribe of Manasseh following their territorial settlement from Bashan to Mount Hermon. This listing directly precedes the narrative of their subsequent covenant unfaithfulness.
The words — The text uses רָאשֵׁי בֵית־אֲבוֹתָם (ra'shei veit-avotam), meaning "chiefs of the house of their fathers," to designate the genealogical heads. It introduces the roll with וְאֵלֶּה (ve'eleh), "and these," to mark a distinct administrative register.
The thread — This pattern of naming clan heads and noting their established status appears in 1 Chronicles 4:38, which similarly identifies men listed by name as leaders of their clans whose families increased greatly.
Why it lands — The passage records the structural organization of tribal leadership before documenting its collective spiritual collapse. It requires the reader to acknowledge how formal genealogical authority does not guarantee covenant fidelity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 4:38 These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,