1 Chronicles 12:40 Meaning and Explanation
“Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.”
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Read Full Chapter →Even distant tribes sent abundant food and provisions on pack animals, for there was great joy in Israel.
What Does 1 Chronicles 12:40 Mean?
The chapter closes with a scene of overflowing generosity. Even tribes from far off, as distant as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, sent abundant provisions, bread, meat, figs, raisins, wine, oil, and livestock, carried on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. The writer names the reason simply: there was joy in Israel.
The lavish supply and the named joy make a fitting end to the gathering of the king. When God fulfills His promise and sets His chosen one in place, the result is abundance and gladness shared by all. This joy in Israel foreshadows the far greater joy when God's anointed King is welcomed and His people rejoice together in Him.
1 Chronicles 12:40 in the Original Language
simchah (שִׂמְחָה), 'joy' -- glad rejoicing and festal celebration.
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What does 1 Chronicles 12:40 mean?
Even distant tribes sent abundant food and provisions on pack animals, for there was great joy in Israel.