1 Chronicles 4:21

1 Chronicles 4:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Shelah was one of Judah’s sons. The descendants of Shelah were Er (the father of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah); the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:21

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. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea; 22also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the records are ancient. 23These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work.

1 Chronicles 4:21 word by word

בְּנֵי֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בֶן־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֵ֚ר אֲבִ֣י לֵכָ֔ה וְלַעְדָּ֖ה אֲבִ֣י מָרֵשָׁ֑ה וּמִשְׁפְּח֛וֹת בֵּית־עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַבֻּ֖ץ לְבֵ֥ית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shelahשֵׁלָהshêlâh · ShelahH7956
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Erעֵר‛êr · ErH6147
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Lecahלֵכָהlêkâh · LecahH3922
• and Laadahלַעְדָּהla‛dâh · LaadahH3935
• of Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmar'êshâh marêshâh · MareshahH4762
• and the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · Beth-(ashbea)H1004
• of them that wroughtעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• fine linenבּוּץbûts · fine linenH948
• of Ashbeaאַשְׁבֵּעַ'ashbêa‛ · (Beth)-ashbeaH791

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:21

• 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him.
• 1 Chronicles 9:5Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
• Genesis 38:5And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
• Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:20And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
• Nehemiah 11:5and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21That wrought fine linen - "Of the family of those who worked in fine flax to make garments for kings and priests." - T.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23After recording Judah’s descendants through his wife Tamar (1 Chronicles 2:4–4:20), the text lists the descendants of Shelah, Judah’s third son with Bathshua (see 1 Chronicles 2:3; Genesis 38:2, 5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Laadah ... the father ... of the house of them that wrought fine linen--Here, again, is another incidental evidence that in very early times certain trades were followed by particular families among the Hebrews, apparently in hereditary succession. Their knowledge of the art of linen manufacture had been, most probably, acquired in Egypt, where the duty of bringing up families to the occupations of their forefathers was a compulsory obligation…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:21

• Ashbea
• Er
• Laadah
• Lecah
• Mareshah
• Shelah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Dress
• Embroider
• Grant
• Linen
• Ashbea
• Chronicles, Books of
• Crafts
• Er
• Fine

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