Read 1 Chronicles 5:1 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Chronicles 5.1, 1 Chronicles 5v1, 1Ch. 5:1. Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father’s bed [with Bilhah his father’s concu…
Other reference formats: 1 Chronicles 5.1, 1 Chronicles 5v1, 1Ch. 5:1.
1 Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father’s bed [with Bilhah his father’s concubine], his birthright was given to [Manasseh and Ephraim] the sons of Joseph [the favorite] son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. [Gen 35:22; 48:15-22; 49:3, 4]