1 Chronicles 7:40 Meaning and Explanation
“All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.”
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Read Full Chapter →The tribe of Asher is summed up as choice and valiant leaders numbering 26,000 fighting men.
What Does 1 Chronicles 7:40 Mean?
The chronicler closes Asher's section, and the chapter, with a stirring summary: choice men, mighty in valor, chief among princes, numbering 26,000 fit for battle. The whole tribe is gathered into one resounding tribute.
From Jacob's sons have come tribes of strength and honor, every name a thread in the tapestry of God's faithfulness. These genealogies are no mere lists but the living record of promises kept across the ages. The God who built these tribes from a single family is the same Lord who gathers His redeemed, knowing and keeping each one by name.
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What does 1 Chronicles 7:40 mean?
The tribe of Asher is summed up as choice and valiant leaders numbering 26,000 fighting men.