1 Chronicles 7:4

What does 1 Chronicles 7:4 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 7:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And with them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And with them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And with them, recorded in generations by their families, were bands of fighting-men, thirty-six thousand of them, for they had a great number of wives and sons.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And beside them, by their generations, of the house of their fathers, <FI>are<Fi> troops of the host of battle, thirty and six thousand, for they multiplied wives and sons;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And there were with them by their families and peoples, six and thirty thousand most valiant men ready for war: for they had many wives and children.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And with them by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were military bands for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

Context

v.3And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

v.4This passage

v.5And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:32

    And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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