1 Chronicles 7:17

These verses have several issues that suggest the Hebrew text might be damaged:

1. Maacah is listed as both the sister and wife of Makir (1 Chronicles 7:15–16).

2. Huppim and Shuppim were earlier listed with Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:12), not Manasseh.

3. Those considered Gileadites (1 Chronicles 7:16–17) are vaguely linked to Gilead, whose direct descendants are not listed (compare Numbers 26:30–33).

4. The sons of Shemida are not connected to the genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:19) Shemida was one of Gilead’s descendants (Numbers 26:32).

• This chapter provides the genealogies of the remaining tribes of Israel.

• The sections on the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, and Asher may come from a military census. These lists are almost the same length, use military terms, record the father's houses, and do not mention settlements.

• The tribes of Zebulun and Dan are completely omitted, and Naphtali has only a short record.