1 Chronicles 2:31

1 Chronicles 2:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai.
• New Living Translation (NLT)but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:31

29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid. 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children. The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai. 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

1 Chronicles 2:31 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י אַפַּ֖יִם יִשְׁעִ֑י וּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׁעִי֙ שֵׁשָׁ֔ן וּבְנֵ֥י שֵׁשָׁ֖ן אַחְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Appaimאַפַּיִם'appayim · AppaimH649
• Ishiיִשְׁעִיyish‛îy · IshiH3469
• Sheshanשֵׁשָׁןshêshân · SheshanH8348
• Ahlaiאַחְלָ֑י'achlay · AhlaiH304

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:31

• 1 Chronicles 2:34Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:31

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-55The descendants of Hezron are listed up to the time of David in several sections: The direct line from Hezron to David (1 Chronicles 2:9–17; compare Ruth 4:18–22) The other descendants of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18–41) The descendants of Hezron’s son Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42–55)Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:31

• Ahlai
• Appaim
• Ishi
• Sheshan

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Ahlai
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Ishi (1)
• Maon; Maonites
• Palestine Exploration
• Sheshan

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2

• 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
• EGW Writings