1 Chronicles 4:2

2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These [were] the clans of the Zorathites.

1 Chronicles 4:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:2

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath
Reaiah is the same with Haroeh, ( 1 Chronicles 2:52 ) the names are of the same signification:

and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the
Zorathites;
who inhabited Zoreah, as the Targum, at least part of it; see ( 1 Chronicles 2:53 1 Chronicles 2:54 ) .

1 Chronicles 4:2 In-Context

1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These [were] the clans of the Zorathites.
3 And these [were] the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister [was] Hazzelelponi,
4 and Penuel [was] the father of Gedor, and Ezer [was] the father of Hushah. These [were] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
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