21And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
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The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. …
Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; …
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: …
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-27)Old Jacob is here flitting. Little did he think of ever leaving Canaan; he expected, no doubt, to die in his nest , and to leave his seed in actual possession of the promised land: but Providence orders it otherwise. Note, Those that think themselves well settled may yet be unsettled in a little time. Even old people, who think of no other removal than that to the grave (which Jacob had much upon…
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