1 Chronicles 5:2 KJV

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Matthew Henry

  • GenealogiesThis chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were made captives by the king of Assyria, because they...

Thompson Chains

  • JudahSee the chain from Genesis 29:35 · 10 links
  • SupremacyLast of 5 links

Parallel Passages

  • Genesis 49:4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
  • Matthew 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
  • Genesis 49:8–10 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. …
  • Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
  • Hebrews 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

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Bible Dictionary

  • JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
  • JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For Judah כִּי kî Conjunction יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
  • prevailed גָּבַר gābar גָּבַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • above his brethren בְּאֶחָיו bĕʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular מִמֶּנּוּ mimmennû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural
  • and of him came the chief ruler וּלְנָגִיד ûlĕnāgîd נָגִיד Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition
  • but the birthright וְהַבְּכֹרָה wĕhabbĕkōrâ בְּכוֹרָה Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with and, the
  • Joseph's לְיוֹסֵף lĕyôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name · with preposition

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