1 Chronicles 2:34

1 Chronicles 2:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
• New International Version (NIV)Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:34

32The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother, were: Jether and Jonathan. When Jether died, he had no sons. 33Jonathan's sons were: Peleth and Zaza. All those men were Jerahmeel's descendants. Sheshan did not have any sons but he did have daughters. He had a servant from Egypt called Jarha. 35Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha, to be his wife. She gave birth to a son for him, called Attai. 36Attai became the father of Nathan. Nathan became the father of Zabad.

1 Chronicles 2:34 word by word

וְלֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וּלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן עֶ֥בֶד מִצְרִ֖י וּשְׁמ֥וֹ יַרְחָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Sheshanשֵׁשָׁןshêshân · SheshanH8348
• had no sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• but daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• had a servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Jarhaיַרְחָעyarchâ‛ · JarhaH3398

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:34

• Numbers 27:3‘Our father died in the desert. But he was not in Korah's group of men who came together to speak against the Lord. He died in the desert because of his own sin, and he did not have any sons.
• Numbers 36:2They said, ‘The Lord told you, sir, that you should decide which parts of the land to give to each Israelite family. You used special stones to do that. The Lord told you to give Zelophehad's land to his daughters. Zelophehad was in our clan.
• 1 Chronicles 2:35Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha, to be his wife. She gave birth to a son for him, called Attai.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Whose name was Jarha - "And he gave him his liberty, and gave him Sheshan his daughter to wife." - T.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-55The descendants of Hezron are listed up to the time of David in several sections: The direct line from Hezron to David (1 Chronicles 2:9–17; compare Ruth 4:18–22) The other descendants of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18–41) The descendants of Hezron’s son Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42–55)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Sheshan had no sons, but daughters--either he had no sons alive at his death, or his family consisted wholly of daughters, of whom Ahlai (1Ch 2:31) was one, she being specially mentioned on account of the domestic relations about to be noted.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:34

• Ahlai
• Servant
• Sheshan

In the dictionaries

• Egyptian
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Obed
• Aaron
• Ahlai
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Heir

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings