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 King James Version (NKJV)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;

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:21

19Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. One of her sons was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another was the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. 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; 22Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from ancient records. 23They were the pottery makers who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They lived there and worked for the king.

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 2:3Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.
• 1 Chronicles 9:5Others returned from the Shilonite clan, including Asaiah (the oldest) and his sons.
• Genesis 38:5And when she gave birth to a third son, she named him Shelah. At the time of Shelah’s birth, they were living at Kezib.
• Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:20These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
• Nehemiah 11:5Also Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, of the family of Shelah.

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
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Dress
• Embroider
• Grant
• Linen
• Ashbea
• Chronicles, Books of
• Crafts

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