Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 7:21
Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list of Ephraim’s descendants, pausing the lineage to note a sudden violent interruption during the tribal settlement period.
The words — וַ/הֲרָג֗וּ/ם (va./ha.ra.Gu/m) renders “and they killed them,” while אַנְשֵׁי־ ('an.shei-) denotes “men of,” specifying the perpetrators as the inhabitants of Gath.
The thread — This genealogical interruption mirrors the pattern in 1 Chronicles 7:20–22, where tribal records are repeatedly broken by accounts of conflict and mourning.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that lineage in Israel was preserved alongside the costs of territorial expansion, demanding acknowledgment of both inheritance and loss.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.