1 Chronicles 4:5

1 Chronicles 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
• New International Version (NIV)Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:5

3Caleb's wife Ephrathah gave birth to their firstborn son, Hur. Hur was the ancestor of the people of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel and Ezer. Etam's sons were: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel became the father of Gedor. Ezer became the father of Hushah. Tekoa's father Ashhur had two wives called Helah and Naarah. 6The sons of Ashhur and his wife Naarah were: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. 7The sons of Ashhur and his wife Helah were: Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan

1 Chronicles 4:5 word by word

וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ashurאַשְׁחוּר'ashchûr · AshhurH806
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Tekoaתְּקוֹעַteqôa‛ · TekoaH8620
• had twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Helahחֶלְאָהchel'âh · HelahH2458
• and Naarahנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · NaarahH5292

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:5

• 1 Chronicles 2:24After Hezron died, Caleb married his father's widow, Ephrathah. She gave birth to a son for him. His name was Ashhur, and he became the father of Tekoa.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:5

• 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 4:5

• Ashur
• Helah
• Naarah
• Polygamy
• Tekoa

In the dictionaries

• Ashur
• Syria, Ashur
• Grant
• Helah
• Naarah
• Ashhur
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Jebus; Jebusi; Jebusite
• Naarah (1)

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