1 Chronicles 8 · Verse 40

1 Chronicles 8:40

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles 8:40, King James Version

1 Chronicles 8:40 in other translations

BSBUlam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
WEBThe sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and grandsons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
ASVAnd the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
YLTAnd the sons of Ulam are men mighty in valour, treading bow, and multiplying sons and son's sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
DARBYAnd the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and they had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
BBEAnd the sons of Ulam were men of war, bowmen, and had a great number of sons and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.
WebsterAnd the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

What does 1 Chronicles 8:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
40. mighty men of valour, archers--(see on Jud 20:16). Great strength as well as skill was requisite in ancient archery, as the bow, which was of steel, was bent by treading with the feet, and pulling the string with both hands.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor - The Targum speaks honourably of them: "The sons of Ulam were mighty and strong men, subduing by wisdom their evil concupiscence, as men bend a bow; therefore they had many sons and grandsons." Of the six sons of Azel, mentioned 1Chr 8:38, R. S. Jarchi says that their allegorical expositions were sufficient to load thirteen thousand camels! No doubt these were reputed to be deeply learned men. There was a time when the allegorizers and metaphor-men ranked very high among theologians, even in our own enlightened and critical country. At present they are almost totally out of fashion. May they never recover their footing! But what a shameful hyperbole is that of Jarchi! The writings of six men a load for thirteen thousand camels!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 8:40 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.

וַֽיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
א֠וּלָם'U.lomUlamH198
אֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
גִּבֹּרֵי\־gi.bo.rei-mighty ofH1368
חַ֜יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428
דֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.khei[who] bentH1869
קֶ֗שֶׁתKe.sheta bowH7198
וּמַרְבִּ֤יםu.mar.Bimand [who] had manyH7235
בָּנִים֙ba.NimchildrenH1121
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand children ofH1121
בָנִ֔יםva.NimchildrenH1121
מֵאָ֖הme.'Ahone hundredH3967
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Nei[were] of [the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִֽן\׃\ \פvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 8:40

  • Psalms 127:3-5

    Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

  • Psalms 128:3-6

    Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:8

    And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:2

    They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
archers.
12:2; 2Ch 14:8
many sons.
Ps 127:3-5; 128:3-6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 8:39

    And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:40

    And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

Read all of 1 Chronicles 8

1 Chronicles 8:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fueron los hijos de Ulam hombres valientes y vigorosos, flecheros diestros, los cuales tuvieron muchos hijos y nietos, ciento y cincuenta. Todos estos fueron de los hijos de Benjamín.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Ulam étaient des hommes forts et vaillants, tirant de l’arc, et ils eurent beaucoup de fils et de petits-fils, 150. Tous ceux-là sont d’entre les fils de Benjamin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Söhne Ulams waren tapfere Kriegsmänner, die den Bogen spannten; und sie hatten viele Söhne und Enkel, 150. Alle diese sind von den Söhnen Benjamins.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fueruntque filii Ulam viri robustissimi, et magno robore tendentes arcum: et multos habentes filios ac nepotes, usque ad centum quinquaginta. Omnes hi filii Benjamin.