1 Chronicles 4:21

1 Chronicles 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea;

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:21

19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea, 22Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites and returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records. 23They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.

1 Chronicles 4:21 word by word

בְּנֵי֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בֶן־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֵ֚ר אֲבִ֣י לֵכָ֔ה וְלַעְדָּ֖ה אֲבִ֣י מָרֵשָׁ֑ה וּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת בֵּית־עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַבֻּ֖ץ לְבֵ֥ית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shelahשֵׁלָהshêlâh · ShelahH7956
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Erעֵר‛êr · ErH6147
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Lecahלֵכָהlêkâh · LecahH3922
• and Laadahלַעְדָּהla‛dâh · LaadahH3935
• of Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmar'êshâh marêshâh · MareshahH4762
• and the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · Beth-(ashbea)H1004
• of them that wroughtעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• fine linenבּוּץbûts · fine linenH948
• of Ashbeaאַשְׁבֵּעַ'ashbêa‛ · (Beth)-ashbeaH791

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:21

• 1 Chronicles 2:3Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death.
• 1 Chronicles 9:5from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons;
• Genesis 38:5She gave birth to another son and named him Shelah. It was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
• Genesis 46:12Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:20Judah’s descendants by their clans: the Shelanite clan from Shelah; the Perezite clan from Perez; the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
• Nehemiah 11:5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21That wrought fine linen - "Of the family of those who worked in fine flax to make garments for kings and priests." - T.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23After recording Judah’s descendants through his wife Tamar (1 Chronicles 2:4–4:20), the text lists the descendants of Shelah, Judah’s third son with Bathshua (see 1 Chronicles 2:3; Genesis 38:2, 5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Laadah ... the father ... of the house of them that wrought fine linen--Here, again, is another incidental evidence that in very early times certain trades were followed by particular families among the Hebrews, apparently in hereditary succession. Their knowledge of the art of linen manufacture had been, most probably, acquired in Egypt, where the duty of bringing up families to the occupations of their forefathers was a compulsory obligation…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:21

• Ashbea
• Er
• Laadah
• Lecah
• Mareshah
• Shelah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Dress
• Embroider
• Grant
• Linen
• Ashbea
• Chronicles, Books of
• Crafts

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