New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Chronicles 4:3-32
3TheseH428 were the 1sonsH1 of EtamH5862: JezreelH3157, IshmaH3457 and IdbashH3031; and the nameH8034 of their sisterH269 was HazzelelponiH6753. 4PenuelH6439 was the fatherH1 of GedorH1446, and EzerH5829 the fatherH1 of HushahH2364. TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of HurH2354, the firstbornH1060 of EphrathahH672, the fatherH1 of BethlehemH1035. 5AshhurH806, the fatherH1 of TekoaH8620, hadH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, HelahH2458 and NaarahH5292. 6NaarahH5292 boreH3205 him AhuzzamH275, HepherH2660, TemeniH8488 and HaahashtariH326. TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of NaarahH5292. 7The sonsH1121 of HelahH2458 were ZerethH6889, 2IzharH3328 and EthnanH869. 8KozH6976 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of AnubH6036 and ZobebahH6637, and the familiesH4940 of AharhelH316 the sonH1121 of HarumH2037. 9JabezH3258 was moreH4480 honorableH3513 thanH4480 his brothersH251, and his motherH517 namedH7121H8034 him JabezH3258 sayingH559, “BecauseH3588 I boreH3205 him with painH6090.” 10Now JabezH3258 calledH7121 on the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, “OhH518 that You would blessH1288 me indeedH1288 and enlargeH7235 my borderH1366, and that Your handH3027 might be with me, and that You would keepH6213 me from harmH7463 that it may not painH6087 me!” And GodH430 grantedH935 him whatH834 he requestedH7592.
11ChelubH3620 the brotherH251 of ShuhahH7746 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of MehirH4243, whoH1931 was the fatherH1 of EshtonH850. 12EshtonH850 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of Beth-raphaH1051 and PaseahH6454, and TehinnahH8468 the fatherH1 of 3Ir-nahashH5904. TheseH428 are the menH376 of RecahH7397.
13Now the sonsH1121 of KenazH7073 were OthnielH6274 and SeraiahH8304. And the sonsH1121 of OthnielH6274 were HathathH2867 and MeonothaiH4587. 14MeonothaiH4587 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of OphrahH6084, and SeraiahH8304 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JoabH3097 the fatherH1 of 4Ge-harashimH1516H2798, for they were craftsmenH2796. 15The sonsH1121 of CalebH3612 the sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 were IruH5900, ElahH425 and NaamH5277; and the 5sonH1121 of ElahH425 was 6KenazH7073. 16The sonsH1121 of JehallelelH3094 were ZiphH2128 and ZiphahH2129, TiriaH8493 and AsarelH840. 17The 7sonsH1121 of EzrahH5834 were JetherH3500, MeredH4778, EpherH6081 and JalonH3210. (8And theseH428 are the sonsH1121 of BithiaH1332 the daughterH1323 of PharaohH6547, whomH834 MeredH4778 tookH3947) and she conceivedH2029 and bore MiriamH4813, ShammaiH8060 and IshbahH3431 the fatherH1 of EshtemoaH851. 18His JewishH3057 wifeH802 boreH3205 JeredH3382 the fatherH1 of GedorH1446, and HeberH2268 the fatherH1 of SocoH7755, and JekuthielH3354 the fatherH1 of ZanoahH2182. 19The sonsH1121 of the wifeH802 of HodiahH1941, the sisterH269 of NahamH5163, were the 9fathersH1 of KeilahH7084 the GarmiteH1636 and EshtemoaH851 the MaacathiteH4602. 20The sonsH1121 of ShimonH7889 were AmnonH550 and RinnahH7441, BenhananH1135 and TilonH8436. And the sonsH1121 of IshiH3469 were ZohethH2105 and Ben-zohethH1132. 21The sonsH1121 of ShelahH7956 the sonH1121 of JudahH3063 were ErH6147 the fatherH1 of LecahH3922 and LaadahH3935 the fatherH1 of MareshahH4762, and the familiesH4940 of the houseH1004 of the linenH948 workersH5656 at Beth-ashbeaH1004H791; 22and JokimH3137, the menH376 of CozebaH3578, JoashH3060, SaraphH8315, whoH834 ruledH1166 in MoabH4124, and Jashubi-lehemH3433. And the 10recordsH1697 are ancientH6267. 23TheseH1992 were the pottersH3335 and the inhabitantsH3427 of NetaimH5196 and GederahH1448; they livedH3427 thereH8033 with the kingH4428 for his workH4399.
24The sonsH1121 of SimeonH8095 were 11NemuelH5241 and JaminH3226, 12JaribH3402, 13ZerahH2226, ShaulH7586; 25ShallumH7967 his sonH1121, MibsamH4017 his sonH1121, MishmaH4927 his sonH1121. 26The sonsH1121 of MishmaH4927 were HammuelH2536 his sonH1121, ZaccurH2139 his sonH1121, ShimeiH8096 his sonH1121. 27Now ShimeiH8096 had sixteenH8337H6240 sonsH1121 and sixH8337 daughtersH1323; but his brothersH251 did not haveH369 manyH7227 sonsH1121, norH3808 did allH3605 their familyH4940 multiplyH7235 likeH5704 the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063. 28They livedH3427 at BeershebaH884, MoladahH4137 and Hazar-shualH2705, 29at BilhahH1090, EzemH6107, ToladH8434, 30BethuelH1328, HormahH2767, ZiklagH6860, 31Beth-marcabothH1024, Hazar-susimH2702, Beth-biriH1011 and ShaaraimH8189. TheseH428 were their citiesH5892 untilH5704 the reignH4427 of DavidH1732. 32Their villagesH2691 were EtamH5862, AinH5871, RimmonH7417, TochenH8507 and AshanH6228, fiveH2568 citiesH5892;
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 4:3 So with some ancient versions; Heb father ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 4:7 Another reading is Zohar ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 4:12 Or the city of Nahash ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Or valley of craftsmen ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit sons ↩
- 6. 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit and Kenaz ↩
- 7. 1 Chronicles 4:17 Lit son ↩
- 8. 1 Chronicles 4:17 In the Heb the words in () are at the end of v 18 ↩
- 9. 1 Chronicles 4:19 Lit father ↩
- 10. 1 Chronicles 4:22 Lit words ↩
- 11. 1 Chronicles 4:24 In Gen 46:10 and Ex 6:15, Jemuel ↩
- 12. 1 Chronicles 4:24 In Num 26:12, Jachin ↩
- 13. 1 Chronicles 4:24 In Gen 46:10 and Ex 6:15, Zohar ↩
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
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