1 Chronicles 7:2
The sons of Tola:
What it says
Tola’s sons are named as Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, and they are described as heads of their families. Their place within Issachar is defined through descent and leadership.
What it is doing
It narrows the genealogy to Tola’s branch and identifies its leading houses.
In context
1The sons of Issachar: 2The sons of Tola: 3The son of Uzzi: 4Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children. 5Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.