1 Chronicles 7:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 7:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 7:40 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 7:40 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Chronicles 7:40 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 7:40 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 7:40
“And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:40: these, father, house
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:40: father, house, choice
“And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:40: heads, father, house
“All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:40: these, heads, father
“And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. famous: Heb. men of names”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:40: children, father, house
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