1 Chronicles 7:2 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.”
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Read Full Chapter →Tola's descendants are listed as clan-heads and valiant warriors numbering 22,600 in David's day.
What Does 1 Chronicles 7:2 Mean?
The line of Tola branches into six leading houses. The chronicler notes their strength as fighting men and fixes their number in the era of King David, when the tribes were mustered and the kingdom was being established.
Strength here is named in the service of the covenant people, not for its own sake. These were men ready to stand for their families and their God. Their valor points beyond itself to the One who is mighty to save, and reminds us that faithfulness in our own generation is part of a story far larger than ourselves.
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What does 1 Chronicles 7:2 mean?
Tola's descendants are listed as clan-heads and valiant warriors numbering 22,600 in David's day.