1Ch 7:13 | TNotes | STEP | 7:13 In contrast with other genealogies, this abrupt listing of the sons of Naphtali includes only the first generation (cp. Gen 46:24 ; Num 26:48-50 ). The manuscript of Chronicles might have suffered damage at an early stage of scribal copying, which could also account for the omission of Dan and Zebulun. It is also possible that the records for Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali were lost when Tiglath-pileser attacked and exiled these tribes during Pekah’s reign (2 Kgs 15:29 ); in that case, the Chronicler had no records available to include.

bGen 46:24►

cNum 26:48-50►

d2 Kgs 15:29►

‏ 1 Chronicles 7:13

7:13 ^a In contrast with other genealogies, this abrupt listing of the sons of Naphtali includes only the first generation (cp. Gen 46:24 ^b; Num 26:48-50 ^c). The manuscript of Chronicles might have suffered damage at an early stage of scribal copying, which could also account for the omission of Dan and Zebulun. It is also possible that the records for Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali were lost when Tiglath-pileser attacked and exiled these tribes during Pekah’s reign (2 Kgs 15:29 ^d); in that case, the Chronicler had no records available to include.