1 Chronicles 5:6
New International Version
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

New Living Translation
and Beerah. Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites when they were taken into captivity by King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria.

English Standard Version
Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a chief of the Reubenites.

Berean Standard Bible
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

King James Bible
Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

New King James Version
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites.

New American Standard Bible
and Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria took into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

NASB 1995
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

NASB 1977
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

Legacy Standard Bible
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria took away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

Amplified Bible
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a leader of the tribe of Reuben.

Christian Standard Bible
and his son Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria took him into exile.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and his son Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria took him into exile.

American Standard Version
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

English Revised Version
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Baal's son was Beerah. King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria took him away as a captive. He was leader of the tribe of Reuben.

International Standard Version
and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried away into exile, and who was a governor of the descendants of Reuben.

Majority Standard Bible
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

NET Bible
and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was the tribal leader of Reuben.

New Heart English Bible
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was leader of the Reubenites.

Webster's Bible Translation
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

World English Bible
and Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive. He was prince of the Reubenites.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur removed; he [is] prince of the Reubenite.

Young's Literal Translation
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur removed; he is prince of the Reubenite.

Smith's Literal Translation
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pileser king of Assur carried into exile: he the prince to the Reubenites.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Beera his son, whom Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians carried away captive, and he was prince in the tribe of Ruben.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, led away captive, and he was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.

New American Bible
whose son was Beerah, whom Tilgath-pileser, the king of Assyria, took into exile; he was a prince of the Reubenites.

New Revised Standard Version
Beerah his son, whom King Tilgath-pilneser of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a chieftain of the Reubenites.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Abdaiah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away captive; he was the prince of the tribe of Reubenites.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Abdiah his son, whom TeglathPalasar, King of Assyria, took captive. He was the Prince of the tribe of the house of Rubil,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Beerah his son, whom Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive; he was prince of the Reubenites.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
his son Beel, whom Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria carried away captive: he is the chief of the Rubenites.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Descendants of Reuben
5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites. 7His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,…

Cross References
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 18:11
The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

1 Chronicles 5:26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.

Hosea 13:16
Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

Amos 1:3-5
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. / So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. / I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.

Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

Isaiah 7:8
For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.

Jeremiah 31:18-20
I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ / Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 23:5-9
Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors / clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. / She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted. ...

Matthew 4:13-15
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

John 4:1-4
When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John / (although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples), / He left Judea and returned to Galilee. ...

Acts 7:43
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’

Romans 11:1-5
I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? ...

1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen


Treasury of Scripture

Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

Beerah.

Tilgath-pilneser.

1 Chronicles 5:26
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

Tiglath-pileser.

Numbers 26:7
These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

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1 Chronicles 5
1. Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright.
3. Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites.
11. The chief men of Gad, and their habitations.
18. Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites.
23. The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh.
25. The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins.














and Beerah his son
The name "Beerah" is derived from the Hebrew root "בְּאֵר" (Be'er), meaning "well" or "spring." This name may symbolize a source of life or sustenance, reflecting the role Beerah might have played within his community. As the son of a leader, Beerah's mention signifies the continuation of a lineage that was significant among the Reubenites, one of the tribes of Israel. The Reubenites, being descendants of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, held a place of prominence, although they eventually lost their birthright due to Reuben's transgression (Genesis 49:3-4).

whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria
Tiglath-pileser III was a powerful Assyrian ruler known for his military campaigns and expansion of the Assyrian Empire during the 8th century BC. His reign marked a period of significant geopolitical change in the ancient Near East. The mention of Tiglath-pileser in this context highlights the historical reality of Assyrian dominance and the threat it posed to the smaller kingdoms and tribes, including Israel. The Assyrian policy of deportation was a strategy to prevent rebellion by displacing conquered peoples, thus weakening their national identity and cohesion.

carried into exile
The phrase "carried into exile" refers to the forced relocation of populations, a common practice by the Assyrians to maintain control over their vast empire. This exile was not just a physical displacement but also a spiritual and cultural crisis for the Israelites, as it disrupted their connection to the Promised Land, which was central to their covenantal identity. Theologically, exile is often seen as a consequence of Israel's unfaithfulness to God, serving as a call to repentance and a reminder of the need for reliance on God's promises.

He was a leader of the Reubenites
The Reubenites, as descendants of Reuben, were one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Despite Reuben's personal failings, his descendants continued to play a role in the tribal confederation of Israel. Beerah's position as a leader underscores the importance of leadership within the tribal structure and the responsibility of guiding the people in faithfulness to God. This leadership role also implies a level of influence and authority, which, in the context of exile, would have been crucial for maintaining the community's identity and hope for restoration.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and Beerah
בְּאֵרָ֣ה (bə·’ê·rāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 880: Beerah -- 'well', a Reubenite

his son,
בְנ֔וֹ (ḇə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

whom
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Tiglath-pileser
פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶר (pil·nə·’e·ser)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8407: Tiglath-pileser -- an Assyrian king

king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Assyria
אַשֻּׁ֑ר (’aš·šur)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 804: Ashshur

carried into exile.
הֶגְלָ֔ה (heḡ·lāh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

Beerah
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was a leader
נָשִׂ֖יא (nā·śî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist

of the Reubenites.
לָרֽאוּבֵנִֽי׃ (lā·r·’ū·ḇê·nî)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7206: Reubenites -- a Reubenite


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