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1 Chronicles 4:18
18And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth1 to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah.2 Mered also took a Judean3 wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
1 Chronicles 4:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
- New International Version (NIV)(His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)(His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
Context of 1 Chronicles 4:18
16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. 19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
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וְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ הַיְהֻדִיָּ֗ה יָלְדָ֞ה אֶת־יֶ֨רֶד אֲבִ֤י גְדוֹר֙ וְאֶת־חֶ֙בֶר֙ אֲבִ֣י שׂוֹכ֔וֹ וְאֶת־יְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י זָנ֑וֹחַ וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵי֙ בִּתְיָ֣ה בַת־פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקַ֖ח מָֽרֶד׃ סRead the interlinear
- And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birthהָרָהhârâh · to conceiveH2029
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- to Miriamמִרְיָםmiryâm · MiriamH4813
- Shammaiשַׁמַּיshammay · ShammaiH8060
- and Ishbahיִשְׁבַּחyishbach · IshbahH3431
- the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- of Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ'eshtemôa‛ 'eshtemôa‛ 'eshtemôh · EshtemoaH851
- Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- were the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- Bithiahבִּתְיָהbithyâh · BithiahH1332
- Mered alsoמֶ֫רֶדmered · MeredH4778
- tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- a Judeanיְהֻדִיָּהyehûdîyâh · Judahite wifeH3057
- wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- who gave birth toיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- Jeredיֶ֫רֶדyered · JeredH3382
- of Gedorגְּדוֹרgedôr gedôr · GedorH1446
- Heberחֶ֫בֶרcheber · HeberH2268
- of Socoשׂוֹכֹוֹώôkôh ώôkôh ώôkô · SocoH7755
- and Jekuthielיְקוּתִיאֵלyeqûthîy'êl · JekuthielH3354
- the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- of Zanoahזָנוֹחַzânôach · ZanoahH2182
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:18
- 1 Chronicles 4:19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
- 1 Chronicles 4:4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
- Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
- 1 Chronicles 2:42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
- Genesis 46:17The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
- 2 Chronicles 11:7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
- 1 Chronicles 28:18the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
- Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
- 1 Samuel 17:1Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
- 1 Kings 4:10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
- Joshua 15:48These were in the hill country:
- Joshua 15:34Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
- 1 Kings 3:1Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 7:8And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
- 1 Kings 9:16Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And his wife Jehudijah - The Targum considers the names in this verse as epithets of Moses: "And his wife Jehuditha educated Moses after she had drawn him out of the water: and she called his name Jered, because he caused the manna to descend upon Israel; and Prince Gedor, because he restored the desolations of Israel; Heber also, because he joined Israel to their heavenly Father; and Prince Socho, because he overshadowed Israel with his righteousness…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18His wife - i. e. Mered‘s. Mered, it would seem, had two wives, Bithiah, an Egyptian woman, and a Jewish wife (see the margin), whose name is not given. If Mered was a chief of rank, Bithlah may have been married to him with the consent of her father, for the Egyptian kings often gave their daughters in marriage to foreigners. Or she may have elected to forsake her countrymen and cleave to a Jewish husband, becoming a convert to his religion. Her name…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Mered's wife, Bithia, was a daughter of Pharaoh. This made some of Judah's descendants part Egyptian.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. she bare Miriam--It is difficult, as the verses stand at present, to see who is meant. The following readjustment of the text clears away the obscurity: "These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took, and she bare Miriam, and his wife Jehudijah bare Jezreel," &c.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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