New English Translation
1 Chronicles 4:2
2Reaiah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
1 Chronicles 4:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
- New International Version (NIV)Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
Context of 1 Chronicles 4:2
1The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. 3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. 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.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 4:2 word by word
וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Reaiahרְאָיָהre'âyâh · ReaiahH7211
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Shobalשׁוֹבָלshôbâl · ShobalH7732
- begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- Jahathיַ֫חַתyachath · JahathH3189
- Ahumaiאֲחוּמַי'ăchûmay · AhumaiH267
- and Lahadלָ֑הַדlahad · LahadH3855
- the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the Zorathitesצׇרְעָתִיtsâr‛îy tsâr‛âthîy · ZorathiteH6882
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:2
- 1 Chronicles 2:52The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,
- 1 Chronicles 2:53the clans of Kiriath Jearim – the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)
- Joshua 15:33These cities were in the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Judges 13:25The Lord’s spirit began to control him in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:2
- 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
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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
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