Misinterpretations often treat this partial list as a strict birth-order ranking of Jacob's sons, ignoring the actual sequence in Genesis 35 which groups them by mothers, or allegorize the names to derive spiritual meanings disconnected from their role as historical tribal founders; others dismiss the verse as mere trivia, overlooking its purpose in 1 Chronicles to reaffirm Israel's identity and lineage post-exile for the returned community.
I Chronicles 2:2
King James Version (1769)
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
This verse completes the list of the twelve sons of Israel (Jacob), establishing the foundational genealogies of the tribes that form the nation of Israel, underscoring God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham and Isaac by multiplying their descendants into a covenant people central to biblical history and redemption.