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.

10/27/2023

1 Chronicles 8:1-40 The Sons of Benjamin

 

The Sons of Benjamin 

1 Chronicles 8:1-40       1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

Now, Benjamin [begot, a.k.a. fathered,] Bela, his first born. Ashbel, [was] the 2nd; Aharah, [a.k.a. Ahiram,] [was] the 3rd; Nohah, [was] the 4th; & Rapha, [was] the 5th. Bela's sons were: Addar, [a.k.a. Ard,] Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, Gera, Shephuphan & Huram. These are [Ehud's] sons, [a.k.a. descendants:] These are the heads, [a.k.a. leaders,] of the [forefathers’ families who inhabited:] Geba.

And they [forced] them [to] [move] to Manahath. And Naaman, Ahiah, [a.k.a. Ahijah,] & Gera [who forced] them [to] [move,] & [fathered:] Uzza & Ahihud. And Shaharaim [fathered:] children in the country of Moab, after he had [divorced] & sent his wives: Husam & Baara, away. 

[By] his wife, Hodesh, [Shaharaim fathered:] Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcham, [a.k.a. Malcam & Malkam,] Jeuz, Shachia, [a.k.a. Sakia,] & Mirma, [a.k.a. Mirmah.] These were his sons, heads of the [forefathers’ families.]

[Shaharaim also had sons by] Hushim & he [fathered:] Abitub & Elpaal. [Elpaal's] sons [were;] Eber, Misham, Shamed, [a.k.a. Shemed,] who built Ono & Lod, with [their towns.] [Also,] Beriah &  Shema, [who] were the heads, [a.k.a leaders,] of the [forefathers’ families, who inhabited:] Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath. 

And [also] [Beriah's] sons: Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Ader, [a.k.a. Eder,] Michael, Ispah, [a.k.a. Ishah,] & Joha.

[These were] the sons of Elpaal: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, [a.k.a. Hizki,] Heber, Ishmerai & also Jezliah, [a.k.a. Jizliah & Izliah,] & Jobab. 

The sons of Shimhi, a.k.a. Shemei, Shimla & Shema,] [were:] Jakim, Zichri, [a.k.a. Zikri,] Zabdi, Elienai, Zilthai, [a.k.a. Zillethai,] Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, & Shimrath.

The sons of Shashak [were:] Ishpan, Heber, [a.k.a. Eber,] Eliel, Abdon, Zichri, [a.k.a. Zikri,] Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, Iphediah, [a.k.a. Iphdeiah,] & Penuel. 

The sons of Jeroham [were:] Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaresiah, [a.k.a. Jaareshiah,] Eliah, [a.k.a. Elijah,] Zichri, [a.k.a. Zikri.] These were the heads, [a.k.a. leaders,] of the [forefathers,] chief men by their generations [of family, who] dwelt, [a.k.a. lived,] in Jerusalem. 

[Jeiel, who was] the father of Gibeon, lived in Gibeon, whose wife was [named] Maachah, [a.k.a. Maakah & Makkah.] His first born son [was] Abdon. [His other sons were:] Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio & Zacher, [a.k.a. Zecher, Zeker & Zechariah.] 

And Mikloth [fathered:] Shimeah, [a.k.a. Shimeam & Shamim.] These also [lived] with their [relatives] in Jerusalem, [next to them.] And Ner [fathered:] Kish. Kish [fathered:] Saul. Saul [fathered:] Jonathan, MalchiShua, [a.k.a.MelchiShua, & Malki Shua,] Abinadab & Esh-Baal. 

[Jonathan's] son was Merib-Baal. And Merib-Baal [fathered:] Micah. [Micah's] sons were: Pithon, Melech, [a.k.a. Melek,] Tarea, [a.k.a. Tahrea] & Ahaz. And Ahaz [fathered:] Jehoadah, [a.k.a. Jehoaddah & Jarah.] Jehoadah [fathered:] Alemeth & [also:] Azmaveth & Zimri. 

Zimri [fathered:] Moza. Moza [fathered:] Binea. [Binea fathered:] his son, Rapha, [a.k.a. Raphah.] [Rapha fathered:] Eleasah, his son. [Eleasah fathered:] Azel, his son. [Azel fathered] 6 sons [named:] Azrikam, Bocheru, [a.k.a. Bokeru,] Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah & Hanan. All these were [Azel's] sons. 

And the sons of Eshek, his brother, were: Ulam, his first born. [Also,] Jehush [a.k.a. Jeush,] the 2nd [born;] Eliphelet, the 3rd [born.] [Ulam's] sons were archers & mighty men of valor, & [he] had many sons & his [grandsons totaled:] 150. All these are [Benjamin's] sons, [a.k.a. descendants.]