1 Chronicles 2:34

1 Chronicles 2:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
• New International Version (NIV)Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:34

32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jeter and Jonathan—Jeter died without sons. 33The sons of Jonathan: Pelet and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as a wife, and she bore him Attai. 36Then Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.

1 Chronicles 2:34 word by word

וְלֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וּלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן עֶ֥בֶד מִצְרִ֖י וּשְׁמ֥וֹ יַרְחָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Sheshanשֵׁשָׁןshêshân · SheshanH8348
• had no sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• but daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• had a servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Jarhaיַרְחָעyarchâ‛ · JarhaH3398

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:34

• Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness. But he was not one of the followers banding together against Adonai with Korah, though he died for his own sin. Yet he had no sons.
• Numbers 36:2They said, “My lord, Adonai commanded to give the land by lot as an inheritance to Bnei-Yisrael. My lord was also commanded by Adonai to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.
• 1 Chronicles 2:35So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as a wife, and she bore him Attai.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Whose name was Jarha - "And he gave him his liberty, and gave him Sheshan his daughter to wife." - T.Read the comment
• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Sheshan had no sons, but daughters--either he had no sons alive at his death, or his family consisted wholly of daughters, of whom Ahlai (1Ch 2:31) was one, she being specially mentioned on account of the domestic relations about to be noted.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:34

• Ahlai
• Servant
• Sheshan

In the dictionaries

• Egyptian
• Obed
• Aaron
• Ahlai
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Heir
• Jarha

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