Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 7:6
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles tribal genealogies, transitioning from the census of Issachar to the lineage of Benjamin. This verse functions as a structural marker within a larger administrative record of Israel’s families.
The words — The Hebrew word בִּנְיָמִן (bin.ya.Min) identifies the patriarch Benjamin, and שְׁלֹשָֽׁה (she.lo.Shah) literally means three. These terms establish the verse as a precise numerical and nominal catalog.
The thread — This abbreviated list corresponds to the fuller enumeration of Benjamin’s sons in Genesis 46:21 and 1 Chronicles 8:1, while Numbers 26:38 documents the Belaite clan descending from Bela. The Chronicler’s selective naming mirrors these earlier tribal registers.
Why it lands — The text explicitly names three sons to anchor the Benjaminite lineage within the broader census. A reader must track how this abbreviated record fits the Chronicler’s method of preserving tribal identity through structured genealogical data.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
Cross-references
- Genesis 46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1 Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
- Numbers 26:38 These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
- 1 Chronicles 7:10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.