Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 7:23
And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records a genealogical entry within the Ephraimite lineage, immediately following the father's prolonged mourning and the relatives' consolation.
The words — וַ/תַּ֖הַר (ta.har) = she conceived and בֵּ֑ן (ben) = a son mark the biological continuation of the line after the preceding grief.
The thread — The naming motif connects to the immediate context of 1 Chronicles 7:22 and 7:24, while the covenantal language echoes the structural parallel in 2 Samuel 23:5.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that genealogical records document both biological succession and the historical circumstances that shaped family identity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 23:5 Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?