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 Living Translation (NLT)He married a woman from Judah, who became the mother of Jered (the father of Gedor), Heber (the father of Soco), and Jekuthiel (the father of Zanoah). Mered also married Bithia, a daughter of Pharaoh, and she bore him children.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:18

16The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. (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. 19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were 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, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
• 1 Chronicles 1:2Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,
• 1 Chronicles 4:4and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem.
• Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
• 1 Chronicles 2:42The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
• Genesis 46:17The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.
• 2 Chronicles 11:7Beth Zur, Sochoh, Adullam,
• 1 Chronicles 28:18and refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
• Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
• 1 Samuel 17:1Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim.
• 1 Kings 4:10Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
• Joshua 15:48And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh,
• Joshua 15:34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• 1 Kings 3:1Now Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter; then he brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall all around Jerusalem.
• 1 Kings 7:8And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken as wife.
• 1 Kings 9:16(Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, had killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.)

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