God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 9:4
4From the descendants of Perez, son of Judah, was Uthai, who was the son of Ammihud, grandson of Omri, and great-grandson of Imri. (Imri’s father was Bani.)
1 Chronicles 9:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
- New International Version (NIV)Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah.
Context of 1 Chronicles 9:4
2The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⌞some⌟ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. 3Jerusalem was settled by descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh: From the descendants of Perez, son of Judah, was Uthai, who was the son of Ammihud, grandson of Omri, and great-grandson of Imri. (Imri’s father was Bani.) 5From the descendants of Shilah were Asaiah (the firstborn) and his sons. 6And from the descendants of Zerah were Jeuel and their relatives, 690 in all.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 9:4 word by word
עוּתַ֨י בֶּן־עַמִּיה֤וּד בֶּן־עָמְרִי֙ בֶּן־אִמְרִ֣י בֶן־בָּנִ֔י מִן בְּנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ בֶּן־יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Uthaiעוּתַי‛ûthay · UthaiH5793
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Ammihudעַמִּיהוּד‛ammîyhûd · AmmihudH5989
- of Omriעׇמְרִי‛omrîy · OmriH6018
- of Imriאִמְרִי'imrîy · ImriH566
- of Baniבָּנִיbânîy · BaniH1137
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Pharezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:4
- Nehemiah 8:7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—explained the Teachings to the people while they were standing there.
- Nehemiah 10:13Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
- 1 Chronicles 2:5Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
- 1 Chronicles 4:1Judah’s descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan had died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:20The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.
- Nehemiah 11:4Some of the descendants of Judah and of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem. The descendants of Judah were Athaiah, who was the son of Uzziah, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Mahalalel, who was the son of Perez;
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Uthai the son of Ammihud - The list here is nearly the same with those found in Ezra and Nehemiah, and contains those who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel; but the list in Nehemiah is more ample, probably because it contains those who came afterwards. The object of the sacred writer here was to give the list of those who came first. Now the first inhabitants, etc.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9lived in Jerusalem: Jerusalem was always central to Israel. People from all tribes lived there, both before and after the exile in Babylon. This statement confirms that some members of the northern tribes returned from exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9
- 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
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