1 Chronicles 4:18

1 Chronicles 4:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
• New International Version (NIV)(His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)(His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:18

16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. (His Judahite wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married. 19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

1 Chronicles 4:18 word by word

וְאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ הַיְהֻדִיָּ֗ה יָלְדָ֞ה אֶת־יֶ֨רֶד אֲבִ֤י גְדוֹר֙ וְאֶת־חֶ֙בֶר֙ אֲבִ֣י שׂוֹכ֔וֹ וְאֶת־יְקֽוּתִיאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י זָנ֑וֹחַ וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵי֙ בִּתְיָ֣ה בַת־פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקַ֖ח מָֽרֶד׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Jehudijahיְהֻדִיָּהyehûdîyâh · Judahite wifeH3057
• bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Jeredיֶ֫רֶדyered · JeredH3382
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Gedorגְּדוֹרgedôr gedôr · GedorH1446
• and Heberחֶ֫בֶרcheber · HeberH2268
• of Sochoשׂוֹכֹוֹώôkôh ώôkôh ώôkô · SocoH7755
• and Jekuthielיְקוּתִיאֵלyeqûthîy'êl · JekuthielH3354
• of Zanoahזָנוֹחַzânôach · ZanoahH2182
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Bithiahבִּתְיָהbithyâh · BithiahH1332
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• which Meredמֶ֫רֶדmered · MeredH4778
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:18

• 1 Chronicles 4:19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
• 1 Chronicles 1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered,
• 1 Chronicles 4:4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
• Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
• 1 Chronicles 2:42The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
• Genesis 46:17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.
• 2 Chronicles 11:7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
• 1 Chronicles 28:18and for the refined gold of the incense altar. He gave him the blueprint for the seat of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.
• Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
• 1 Samuel 17:1The Philistines gathered their troops for battle. They assembled at Socoh in Judah. They camped in Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah.
• 1 Kings 4:10Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.
• Joshua 15:48These cities were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
• Joshua 15:34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• 1 Kings 3:1Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
• 1 Kings 7:8The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
• 1 Kings 9:16(Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And his wife Jehudijah - The Targum considers the names in this verse as epithets of Moses: "And his wife Jehuditha educated Moses after she had drawn him out of the water: and she called his name Jered, because he caused the manna to descend upon Israel; and Prince Gedor, because he restored the desolations of Israel; Heber also, because he joined Israel to their heavenly Father; and Prince Socho, because he overshadowed Israel with his righteousness…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18His wife - i. e. Mered‘s. Mered, it would seem, had two wives, Bithiah, an Egyptian woman, and a Jewish wife (see the margin), whose name is not given. If Mered was a chief of rank, Bithlah may have been married to him with the consent of her father, for the Egyptian kings often gave their daughters in marriage to foreigners. Or she may have elected to forsake her countrymen and cleave to a Jewish husband, becoming a convert to his religion. Her name…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Mered's wife, Bithia, was a daughter of Pharaoh. This made some of Judah's descendants part Egyptian.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. she bare Miriam--It is difficult, as the verses stand at present, to see who is meant. The following readjustment of the text clears away the obscurity: "These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took, and she bare Miriam, and his wife Jehudijah bare Jezreel," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:18

• Bithiah
• Gedor
• Heber
• Jehudijah
• Jekuthiel
• Jered
• Mered
• Pharaoh
• Socho
• Zanoah

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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