Passage Research
1 Chronicles 5 — Sermon Preparation
The genealogies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan are recorded, ending with their exile to Assyria. Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
1 Chronicles 5 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָלַד | yâlad | H3205 | 21 | bear young, beget |
| עֲזַרְיָה | ʻĂzaryâh | H5838 | 6 | Azarjah |
| תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר | Tiglath Pilʼeçer | H8407 | 4 | Tiglath-Pileser, Tilgath-pilneser |
| אֲחִיטוּב | ʼĂchîyṭûwb | H285 | 4 | Achitub |
| אֲמַרְיָה | ʼĂmaryâh | H568 | 4 | Amarjah |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 7 | sit, dwell |
| צָדוֹק | Tsâdôwq | H6659 | 4 | Tsadok |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter gives us some account of the two tribes and a half that were seated on the other side Jordan. I. Of Reuben, ver. 1-10. II. Of Gad, ver. 11-17. III. Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ver. 23, 24. IV. Concerning all three acting in conjunction we are told, 1. How they conquered the Hagarites, ver. 18-22. 2. How they were, at length, themselves conquered, and made captives, by the king of Assyria, because they had forsaken God, ver. 25, 26. Genealogies. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 5:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Gilead 1— 1 Chr 5:10
- Bashan— 1 Chr 5:11
- Salecah— 1 Chr 5:11
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