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1 Chronicles 5:4

The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gog;   Joel;   Reuben;   Shema;   Shemaiah;   Shimei;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Gog;   Joel;   Shimei;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Gog;   Joel;   Shemaiah;   Shimei;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Shema;   Shemaiah;   Shimei;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gog;   Joel;   Reuben;   Shemaiah;   Shimei, Shimeites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gog;   Joel ;   Shema ;   Shemaiah ;   Shimei ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gog;   Jo'el;   Shemai'ah;   Shim'ei;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gog;   Joel (1);   Shemaiah;   Shimei;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joel’s sons: his son Shemaiah,
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Yo'el: Shemayah his son, Gog his son, Shim`i his son,
King James Version
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
English Standard Version
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
New Century Version
These were the children of Joel: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son.
New English Translation
The descendants of Joel: His son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei,
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
World English Bible
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Ioel, Shemaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Shimei his sonne,
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Contemporary English Version
The descendants of Joel included Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah, a leader of the Reuben tribe. Later, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Beerah away as prisoner.
Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of Yo'el: his son Sh'ma‘yah, his son Gog, his son Shim‘i,
Darby Translation
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the names of Joel's descendants: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son.
George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Carmi: Shemaiah his son, Doag his son, Shimei his son,
Good News Translation
These are the descendants of Joel from generation to generation: Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah. The Assyrian emperor, Tiglath Pileser, captured Beerah, a leader of the tribe, and deported him.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Literal Translation
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah, his son; Gog, his son; Shimei, his son;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The childre of Iohel were, Semaia, whose sonne was Gog, whose sonne was Semei,
American Standard Version
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Bible in Basic English
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Ioel: Samaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Semhi his sonne,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;
King James Version (1611)
The sonnes of Ioel: Shemaiah his sonne: Gog his sonne: Shimei his sonne:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his son: and the sons of Gug the son of Semei.
English Revised Version
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sones of Johel weren Samaie; his sone, Gog; his sone, Semey;
Update Bible Version
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
New King James Version
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
New Living Translation
The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei,
New Life Bible
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
New Revised Standard
The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Joel, Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Joel: Samaia his son, Gog his son, Semei his son,
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Jo'el: Shemai'ah his son, Gog his son, Shim'e-i his son,
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
THE MESSAGE
The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was the prince of the Reubenites.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Contextual Overview

1Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father's bed [with Bilhah his father's concubine], his birthright was given to [Manasseh and Ephraim] the sons of Joseph [the favorite] son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. 2Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came [David] the leader [and eventually the Messiah], yet the birthright was Joseph's— 3the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 6Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a leader of the tribe of Reuben. 7And his brothers (relatives) by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. 9To the east Bela settled as far as the entrance into the desert from the river Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10In the days of King Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hands; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joel: 1 Samuel 8:2

Shemaiah: 1 Chronicles 9:16

Gog: i.e. to cover; surmount; top; roof; extension; mountain, [Strong's H1463], 1 Chronicles 5:4, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 38:14, Ezekiel 38:16, Ezekiel 38:18, Ezekiel 39:1, Ezekiel 39:11, Ezekiel 39:15

Gog 1. A Rubenite 1 Chronicles 5:4, 2. Prince of the land of Magog Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 38:14, Ezekiel 38:16, Ezekiel 38:18, Ezekiel 39:1, Ezekiel 39:11, 3. Also of the Rossi, Moschi, and Tibareni, who is to come with great forces from the extreme north Ezekiel 38:15, Ezekiel 39:2, After the exile, to invade the holy land, and to perish there. Ezekiel 38:8, Ezekiel 38:12, Gog and Magog, Revelation 20:8, belong to a different time to those spoken of in Ezekiel.

Shimei: 2 Samuel 16:5

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 5:8 - Azaz

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 5:1
This is the book (the written record, the history) of the generations of [the descendants of] Adam. When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness].
Genesis 5:3
When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
Genesis 5:7
Seth lived eight hundred and seven years after the birth of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:10
Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years after the birth of Kenan and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:13
Kenan lived eight hundred and forty years after the birth of Mahalalel and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:19
Jared lived eight hundred years after the birth of Enoch and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:22
Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God three hundred years after the birth of Methuselah and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:26
Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years after the birth of Lamech and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:30
Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years after the birth of Noah and had other sons and daughters.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 4,5. The sons of Joel,.... Who was either the son of Carmi last mentioned, or rather of Hanoch, Reuben's firstborn, since the descendants of him were the princes of the tribe: his posterity in succession were, Shemaiah, Cog, Shimei, Micah, Reaia, Baal, Beerah; of whom we know no more than their names, and by these the descent is carried down to the captivity by Tiglathpileser, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sons of Joel - The line of succession here given must be broken by one great gap or several smaller ones, since nine generations before Tiglath-pileser would carry us back no further than the reign of Rehoboam.


 
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