1 Chronicles 2:10

10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;

1 Chronicles 2:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 10-12. And Ram begat Amminadab
Ram is the same with Aram, ( Matthew 1:3 Matthew 1:4 ) the genealogy is carried down from him to Jesse in the same order as there, and in ( Ruth 4:19-22 ) only here Nahshon the son of Amminadab is called

the prince of the children of Judah;
which Kimchi and Jarchi say is written for the honour of David, who descended from him; and Salmon his son is here called Salma.

1 Chronicles 2:10 In-Context

8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai.
10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;
11 Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz,
12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "begot," and so throughout the ch
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