1 Chronicles 2:7-17

7 The sons of Karmi: `Akar, the troubler of Yisra'el, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

8 The sons of Etan: `Azaryah.

9 The sons also of Hetzron, who were born to him: Yerachme'el, and Ram, and Keluvai.

10 Ram became the father of `Amminadav, and `Amminadav became the father of Nachshon, prince of the children of Yehudah;

11 and Nachshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Bo`az,

12 and Bo`az became the father of `Oved, and `Oved became the father of Yishai;

13 and Yishai became the father of his firstborn Eli'av, and Avinadav the second, and Shim`a the third,

14 Netan'el the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15 Otzem the sixth, David the seventh;

16 and their sisters were Tzeru'yah and Avigayil. The sons of Tzeru'yah: Avishai, and Yo'av, and `Asa'el, three.

17 Avigayil bore `Amasa; and the father of `Amasa was Yeter the Yishme`elite.

1 Chronicles 2:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 2

This chapter begins with the twelve sons of Israel or Jacob, 1Ch 2:1,2, then reckons the sons of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, 1Ch 2:3,4, then the posterity of Pharez and Zerah, sons of Judah, 1Ch 2:5-8, next the sons of Hezron, a son of Pharez, 1Ch 2:9, particularly the posterity of Ram, a son of Hezron, from whom sprung Jesse and his family, 1Ch 2:10-17, then of Caleb: another son of Hezron, 1Ch 2:18-24, and next of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, 1Ch 1:25-33 and particularly the posterity of Sheshan, a descendant of his, 1Ch 1:34-41 and then other sons of Caleb, with their posterity, are reckoned, 1Ch 1:42-54 and the chapter is closed with the families of the Scribes in Jabesh, the same with the Kenites, 1Ch 2:55.

son of Isaac, who had the name of Israel given him, because of his power with God, Ge 32:28, whose twelve sons are here mentioned by name; the first four according to their birth of Leah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; then the two sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, Issachar and Zebulun; and between Dan and Naphtali, the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, are placed Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Rachel. 18266-941228-1518-1Ch2.2