Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 5:6

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

6his son Beerah, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away captive: he is the chief of the Reubenites.

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4The sons of Joel; Shemaiah, and Benaiah his son: and the sons of Gog the son of Shemaiah.

5His son was Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal,

— 1 Chronicles 5:6 —

7And his brethren in his family, in their distribution according to their generations; the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah.

8And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Nebo, and Baal-meon.

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