1 Chronicles 5:4

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.

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,

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

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,

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

¹Reuben was Israel's first son. Reuben should have received the special privileges of the oldest son. But he had sexual relations with his father's wife. So those privileges were given to Joseph's sons. In the family history, Reuben's name is not listed as the first son. Judah became stronger than his brothers, so the leaders came from his family. But Joseph's family got the other privileges that belong to the oldest son. Reuben's sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ⁴ These are the names of Joel's descendants: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son. ⁵ Micah was Shimei's son. Reaiah was Micah's son. Baal was Reaiah's son. ⁶ Beerah was Baal's son. King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria forced Beerah to leave his home. So Beerah became the king's prisoner. Beerah was a leader of the tribe of Reuben. ⁷ Joel's brothers and all his tribes are listed just as they are written in the family histories: Jeiel was the first son, then Zechariah, ⁸ and Bela. Bela was Azaz's son. Azaz was Shema's son. Shema was Joel's son. They lived in the area of Aroer all the way to Nebo and Baal Meon. ⁹ Bela's people lived to the east as far as the edge of the desert, near the Euphrates River. They lived there because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead. ¹⁰ When Saul was king, Bela's people fought a war against the Hagrites. They defeated the Hagrites. Bela's people lived in the tents that had belonged to the Hagrites. They lived in those tents and traveled throughout the area east of Gilead. ¹¹ The people of Gad lived across the river from Reuben, in the area of Bashan. They spread all the way to the town of Salecah. ¹² Joel was the first leader in Bashan. Shapham was the second leader. Then Janai became the leader.

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
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 5:1
This is the history of Adam's family. When God created people, he made them like himself.

Genesis 5:3
After Adam was 130 years old, he had another son. This son looked just like Adam. Adam named his son Seth.

Genesis 5:7
After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:10
After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:13
After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:19
After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:26
After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:30
After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years 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.