1 Chronicles 8:8

8 Shacharayim became the father of children in the field of Mo'av, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Ba`ara were his wives.

1 Chronicles 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 8:8

And Shaharaim
Who was either a son of Ahihud, or rather a brother of his, another son of Ehud:

begat children in the country of Moab;
whither he might go on account of the famine, as Elimelech did, ( Ruth 1:1 ) , after he had sent them away; which some understand of those that were removed from Geba to Manahath, ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) , but a different word is here used; and besides Shaharaim seems to be one of those that were removed. Kimchi takes Shilhootham, we render "had sent them away", to be the name of his first wife, of whom he begat children in Moab; but it seems best to render and interpret the words in connection with what follows: he begat children in Moab,

after he had sent them away; even Hushim and Baara his wives;
after he had divorced them, for some reasons he had, he begat children of another wife, later mentioned.

1 Chronicles 8:8 In-Context

6 These are the sons of Echud: these are the heads of fathers' [houses] of the inhabitants of Geva, and they carried them captive to Manachat:

7 and Na`aman, and Achiyah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Achichud.

8 Shacharayim became the father of children in the field of Mo'av, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Ba`ara were his wives.

9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Yovav, and Tzivyah, and Mesha, and Malkam,

10 and Ye`utz, and Sokhyah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' [houses].