1 Chronicles 4:2

1 Chronicles 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
• New International Version (NIV)Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:2

1The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. 3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi. 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.

1 Chronicles 4:2 word by word

וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

• Reaiahרְאָיָהre'âyâh · ReaiahH7211
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shobalשׁוֹבָלshôbâl · ShobalH7732
• was the father ofיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Jahathיַ֫חַתyachath · JahathH3189
• Ahumaiאֲחוּמַי'ăchûmay · AhumaiH267
• and Lahadלָ֑הַדlahad · LahadH3855
• Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• were the clansמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Zorathitesצׇרְעָתִיtsâr‛îy tsâr‛âthîy · ZorathiteH6882

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:2

• 1 Chronicles 2:52These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:
• 1 Chronicles 2:53Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
• Joshua 15:33These were in the foothills:
• Judges 13:25And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The genealogy of Judah continues, linking back to 1 Chronicles 2:1–55. It immediately connects to Hur, the ancestor of Bethlehem (1 Chronicles 4:1–4; see 2:19–20, 51–55).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81Ch 4:1-8. Posterity of Judah by Caleb the Son of Hur. 1. the sons of Judah--that is, "the descendants," for with the exception of Pharez, none of those here mentioned were his immediate sons. Indeed, the others are mentioned solely to introduce the name of Shobal, whose genealogy the historian intended to trace (1Ch 2:52). 1Ch 4:9-20. Of Jabez, and His Prayer.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:2

• Ahumai
• Haroeh
• Jahath
• Lahad
• Reaiah
• Shobal

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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