Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 7:10
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the genealogical line of the tribe of Benjamin, specifically listing the descendants of Jediael and his son Bilhan following a military census of the tribe's families.
The words — בִּלְהָ֑ן (bil.Han) = Bilhan and יְדִיעֲאֵ֖ל (ye.di.'a.'El) = Jediael; the text uses these proper names to anchor the lineage, with the repeated structural phrase וּ/בְנֵ֥י (ve.Nei) = sons of marking each generational step.
The thread — This genealogical line intersects with the deliverer Ehud, who appears in Judges 3:15 as a left-handed Benjamite raised to rescue Israel.
Why it lands — The text simply lists the names to establish tribal continuity and military readiness, asking the reader to recognize that God's historical plans are executed through documented, ordinary family lines.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
Cross-references
- Judges 3:15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.