1 Chronicles 7:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.”
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Read Full Chapter →Ephraim grieves for his slain sons for many days, and his kinsmen come to comfort him.
What Does 1 Chronicles 7:22 Mean?
The chronicler lingers on Ephraim's sorrow, telling how he mourned many days and how his brethren gathered to comfort him. The list of names gives way to a father's tears and the tender presence of family in grief.
Here is the heart of God toward those who weep. The comfort of brothers around a grieving man is a foretaste of the One who came to bind up the brokenhearted and who promises that those who mourn shall be comforted. Even in the oldest records, the gospel's tenderness toward sorrow is already shining through.
1 Chronicles 7:22 in the Original Language
abal (אָבַל), 'mourned' -- a deep, prolonged grief that gives sorrow its full weight.
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What does 1 Chronicles 7:22 mean?
Ephraim grieves for his slain sons for many days, and his kinsmen come to comfort him.