1 Chronicles 8:1
New International Version
Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,

New Living Translation
Benjamin’s first son was Bela, the second was Ashbel, the third was Aharah,

English Standard Version
Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Berean Standard Bible
Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

King James Bible
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

New King James Version
Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

New American Standard Bible
And Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

NASB 1995
And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

NASB 1977
And Benjamin became the father of Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Amplified Bible
Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Christian Standard Bible
Benjamin fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Benjamin fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third,

American Standard Version
And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Benjamin begot Baala his firstborn, Akbar the second, and Ashkul the third

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Now Benjamin begot Bale his first-born, and Asbel his second son, Aara the third, Noa the fourth,

Contemporary English Version
Benjamin had five sons, who were born in the following order: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Benjamin beget Bale his firstborn, Asbel the second, Ahara the third,

English Revised Version
And Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Benjamin was the father of Bela (his firstborn), Ashbel (his second son), Aharah (his third son),

Good News Translation
Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,

International Standard Version
Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel his second born, Aharah his third born,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Benjamin begot Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third;

Literal Standard Version
And Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Majority Standard Bible
Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

New American Bible
Benjamin became the father of Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second son, Aharah, the third,

NET Bible
Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third,

New Revised Standard Version
Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

New Heart English Bible
And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Webster's Bible Translation
Now Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third.

World English Bible
Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Young's Literal Translation
And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

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Context
Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul
1Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.…

Cross References
Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

1 Chronicles 7:6
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

1 Chronicles 7:12
The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

1 Chronicles 7:40
All these were the descendants of Asher--heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.

1 Chronicles 8:2
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.


Treasury of Scripture

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Bela

1 Chronicles 7:6-12
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three…

Genesis 46:21
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

Aharah

Numbers 26:38
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

Ahiram

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THE SONS OF BENJAMIN AND BELA (1Chronicles 8:1-5).

(See Notes on 1Chronicles 7:6-7.)

Bela his first-born.--The Hebrew word for "firstborn" in Genesis 46:21 may have been turned into the proper name Becher, by an ancient mistake of the scribes. (See Note on 1Chronicles 7:6.)

Ashbel.--Probably the same as Jediael. . . .

Verses 1, 2. - These verses give five sons to Benjamin. Of the non-appearance of Becher here (1 Chronicles 7:6) and the appearance of Ashbel in his place, also of the non-appearance here of Jediael (1 Chronicles 7:6) and the appearance of Aharah (i.q. Ahiram, Numbers 26:38) in his place, notice has been taken on 1 Chronicles 7:6-12. Of the two additions to the sons of Benjamin here, viz. Nohah and Rapha, nothing is known elsewhere; yet it may be possible to count five families from Numbers 26:38, 39.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Benjamin
וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן (ū·ḇin·yā·min)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites

was the father of
הוֹלִ֖יד (hō·w·lîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Bela,
בֶּ֣לַע (be·la‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1106: Bela -- an Edomite, also two Israelites

his firstborn;
בְּכֹר֑וֹ (bə·ḵō·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

Ashbel
אַשְׁבֵּל֙ (’aš·bêl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 788: Ashbel -- the second son of Benjamin

was second born,
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י (haš·šê·nî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number)

Aharah
וְאַחְרַ֖ח (wə·’aḥ·raḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 315: Aharah -- a son of Benjamin

third,
הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ (haš·šə·lî·šî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)


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