About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

10/23/2023

1 Chronicles 4:1-43 The Sons of Judah in the Days of King Hezekiah

 

The Sons of Judah in the Days of King Hezekiah

1 Chronicles 4:1-43            The First Book of Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

[Judah's] sons, [a.k.a. descendants] [were:] Pharez, [a.k.a. Perez,] Hezron, Carmi, [a.k.a. Karmi,] Hur & Shobol. [Shobol's] son [was:] Reaiah, [a.k.a. Haroeh.] [Reaiah begot, a.k.a. fathered,] Jahath. Jahath [fathered] Ahumai & Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 

Etam [fathered] Jezreel, Ishma & Idbash & their [sister's] name was Hazelelponi, [a.k.a. Hazzelelponi.] And Penuel [fathered] Gedor & Ezer. Ezer [fathered] Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first born [son] of Ephratah, [a.k.a. Ephrathah,] the father of Bethlehem.

Ashur, the father of Tekoa, had 2 wives: Helah & Naarah. Naarah [gave birth to:] Ahuzam, [a.k.a. Ahuzem or Ahuzzam,] Hepher, Temeni & Haahashtari. These were Naarah's] sons. [Helah's] sons were: Zereth, Jezoar, [a.k.a. Zohar] & Ethnan, [a.k.a. Eltham.]

And Coz [a.k.a. Koz fathered:] Anub, Zobebah, & the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum. And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren, [a.k.a. brothers or relatives,] & his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I [bore] him with sorrow. 

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would indeed bless me & enlarge my coast, [a.k.a. border, so] that Your hand might be with me & that You would keep me from evil, [so] that it may not grieve me! And God granted [Jabez what] he requested. 

Chelub, [a.k.a. Kelub, Shuah's] brother, [fathered:] Mehir, [who] was [Eshton's] father. Eshton [fathered:] Beth-Rapha, Paseah & Tehinnah, the father of Ir-Nahash. These are the men of Rechah [a.k.a. Rekah.] 

[Kenaz'] sons: Othniel & Seraiah. [Othniel's] sons: Hathath & Meonothai, [who fathered] Ophrah. Seraiah [fathered] Joab, the father of the Valley of Charashim, [a.k.a. Ge Harashim,] for they were craftsmen.

The sons of Caleb, [who was] the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah & Naam. [Elah's son:] Kenaz. [Jehaleleel's, a.k.a. Jehallelel’s] sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria & Asareel, [a.k.a. Asarel.] [Ezra's, a.k.a. Ezrah’s] sons were: Jether, Mered, Epher & Jalon. 

[Mered's wife, Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter gave birth to:] Miriam, Shammai & Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. These were the [sons Eshtemoah's] wife, Jehudijah, [from Judah, gave birth to:] Jered, the father of Gedor; Heber, the father of Socho, [a.k.a. Sochoh & Soko] & Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. 

The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, [were] the [fathers] of: Keilah, the Garmite & Eshtemoa, the Maachathite, [a.ka. Maakathite.] [Shimon's] sons were: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan & Tilon. 

[Ishi's] sons were: Zoheth & Ben-Zoheth. The sons of Shelah, [Judah's ] son, were: Er, the father of Lecah, [a.k.a. Lekah,] & Laadah, the father of Mareshah & the families of the house of Ashebea, [who did] fine linen work. 

[Plus] Jokim & the men of Chozeba, [a.k.a. Kozeba,] & Joash & Saraph, who had dominion, [a.k.a. ruled,] in Moab & Jashubi-Lehem. These are [the] ancient [records.] These were the potters, & those [at Netaim & Gederah, who worked] & lived] among the plants and hedges, [taking care of them,] [where] they [lived by] the king, for [the king's] work.

The [sons, a.k.a. descendants,] of Simeon were: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, [a.k.a. Kachin,] Zerah, [a.k.a. Zohar,] & Shaul. [Shaul's son was:] Shallum. [Shallum's son was:] Mibsam [a.k.a. Mib Sam.] [Mibsam's son was:] Mishma. 

Mishma's [sons, a.k.a. descendants] [were:] Hamuel, [a.k.a. Hammuel.] [Hamuel's son was:] Zacchur, [a.k.a. Zaakkur & Zaccur.] [Zacchur's son was:] Shimei. And Shimei had 16 sons & 6 daughters, but his [brothers didn't have] many children. Neither did their family [grow large,] like the children, [a.k.a. people] of Judah. 

And they lived [in] Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, [a.k.a. Beth Markaboth,] Hazar Susim, [a.k.a. Hazar Susan,] Beth Birei, [a.k.a. Biri,] & [in] Shaaraim. 

These were their cities [until] David [ruled.] And their villages were: Etam, [a.k.a. Ether,] Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, [a.ka. Token,] & Ashan, 5 cities & all their villages [around] the same cities, [as far as] Baal, [a.k.a. Baalath Beer.] 

These were the [places they inhabited] & their genealogy. And Meshobab; Jamlech; & Joshah, [was] [Amaziah's] son. And Joel & Jehu, [who was] [Joshibiah's] son, [who] was the son of Seraiah. Seriah, [was the son of] Asiel. 

And [also] Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, [a.k.a. Jeshaiah,] Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel & Benaiah. And Ziza, [was Shiphi's] son. [Shiphi was] the son of Allon. [Allon was] the son of Jedaiah. [Jedaiah was] the son of Shimri. [Shimri was] the son of Shemaiah. 

These mentioned by [name] were princes, [a.k.a. leaders & chiefs,] in their families. And the house of their fathers increased greatly. And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [on] the East side of the valley, to [search for] pasture for their flocks. 

And they found good, [lush] pasture & the land was wide, quiet, & [peaceful.] For Ham's family] had [lived] there, [in the past.] And these [are] written by name, & came [during] the days of Hezekiah, [Judah's] king & they attacked the tents [of the Meunites who] were found there & their [homes] there [were totally] destroyed, to this day.

And [these] [lived in their place,] [instead of those they attacked, who previously lived there,] because there was pasture for their flocks there. Some of [Simeon's] sons, 500 [Simeonite] men went to Mount Seir.

Their captains [were:] Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah & Uzziel, [Ishi's] sons. They [attacked] the rest of the Amalekites [who] escaped & [lived] there to this day.