1 Tawarikh 5:22

5:22 Because God fought for them, ¹  they killed many of the enemy. ²  They dispossessed the Hagrites and lived in their land until the exile. ³ 

1 Tawarikh 5:1

Reuben’s Descendants

5:1 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn –

(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, ⁴  his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records. ⁵ 

1 Tawarikh 27:31

27:31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep.

All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.

[5:22]  ¹ tn Heb “from God [was] the battle.”

[5:22]  ² tn Heb “many slain fell.”

[5:22]  ³ tn Heb “and they lived in place of them until the exile.” The referent of “them” (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:1]  ⁴ sn The phrase when he defiled his father’s bed refers to Reuben having sexual relations with his father Jacob’s concubine Bilhah. This incident is recorded in Gen 35:22.

[5:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and not to be listed in the genealogical records as (having) the right of the firstborn.”