1 Chronicles 5 · Verse 2

1 Chronicles 5:2

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
1 Chronicles 5:2, King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:2 in other translations

BSBAnd though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
WEBFor Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s)—
ASVFor Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s),
YLTfor Judah hath been mighty over his brother, and for leader above him, and the birthright is to Joseph.
DARBYfor Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's),
BBEThough Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)
WebsterFor Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birth-right was Joseph's:)

What does 1 Chronicles 5:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 And of him came the chief ruler - This is, by both the Syriac and Arabic, understood of Christ: "From Judah the King Messiah shall proceed." The Chaldee paraphrases the verse thus: "Seeing Judah prevailed over his brethren, so the kingdom was taken from Reuben and given to Judah; and because he was strong, so was his kingdom. Levi also was godly, and did not transgress in the matter of the golden calf; therefore the high priesthood was taken away from the children of Reuben, and on their account from all the first-born, and given to Aaron and his sons. The custody of the sanctuary belonged to the Levites, but the birthright to Joseph." - T.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 5:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
גָּבַ֣רga.Varhe was strongH1396
בְּאֶחָ֔יוbe.'e.Chavamong brothers hisH251
וּלְנָגִ֖ידu.le.na.Gidand to a leaderH5057
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nu[was] from himH4480
וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖הve.ha.be.kho.Rahand the birthrightH1062
לְיוֹסֵֽף\׃\ \סle.yo.Sef[belonged] to JosephH3130

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 5:2

  • 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.

  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth–lehem 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.

  • 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. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 108:8

    Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

  • Psalms 78:68-71

    But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

  • Jeremiah 23:5-6

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • 1 Samuel 16:12

    And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

  • Numbers 7:12

    And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

  • Romans 8:29

    For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judah.
Ge 35:23; 49:8-10; Nu 2:3; 7:12; Jos 14:6; Jud 1:2; Ps 60:7; 108:8
Mic 5:2; Mt 2:6; Heb 7:14; Re 5:5
the chief ruler. or, the prince.By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Ge 49:10). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king."
1Sa 16:1,10,12; 2Sa 8:15; Ps 78:68-71; Jer 23:5,6; Mic 5:2; Mt 2:6
Heb 7:14
birthright was.
Ge 49:26; Ro 8:29

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 5:1

    Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:2

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

  • 1 Chronicles 5:3

    The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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1 Chronicles 5:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque Judá fué el mayorazgo sobre sus hermanos, y el príncipe de ellos: mas el derecho de primogenitura fué de José.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car Juda eut la prééminence au milieu de ses frères, et le prince sort de lui; mais le droit de premier-né fut à Joseph);
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn Juda hatte die Oberhand unter seinen Brüdern, und der Fürst kommt aus ihm; aber das Erstgeburtsrecht wurde dem Joseph zuteil; -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro Judas, qui erat fortissimus inter fratres suos, de stirpe ejus principes germinati sunt: primogenita autem reputata sunt Joseph.)