1 Chronicles 7:24

1 Chronicles 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)
• New International Version (NIV)His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah;

Context of 1 Chronicles 7:24

22Their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 23Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son and he called him Beriah , because evil had befallen his house. His daughter was Sheerah, who built both lower and upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah. 25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

1 Chronicles 7:24 word by word

וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• Sherahשֶׁאֱרָהshe'ĕrâh · SheerahH7609
• who builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• Beth–horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• the netherתַּחְתּוֹןtachtôn tachtôn · Lower (Beth Horon)H8481
• and the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Upper (Beth Horon)H5945
• and Uzzen–sherahאֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה'ûzzên she'ĕrâh · Uzzen-sheerahH242

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:24

• Joshua 16:3Then it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, to the territory of Lower Beth-horon, on to Gezer, and ended at the sea.
• 1 Kings 9:17So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, lower Beth-horon,
• 2 Chronicles 8:5He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Bet-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates and bars,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24His daughter was Sherah - That is, remnant; "called so," says the Targum, "because she was the remnant that escaped from the slaughter mentioned above."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Sherah could scarcely herself have built the Palestinian cities here mentioned, which must belong to a time not earlier than Joshua. By “she built” we must understand “her descendants built.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The genealogy of Ephraim's descendants includes a story about how the tribe settled in Canaan (1 Chronicles 7:21–24). The genealogy concludes with Joshua, son of Nun, who led Israel into the promised land.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 7:24

• Beth-Horon
• Ephraim
• Sherah
• Uzzen-Sherah

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Horon
• Bethhoron
• Uzzensherah
• Amram
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Sheerah
• Uzzen-Sheerah
• Dan
• Sherah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7

• 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