1 Chronicles 2:7-17

7 Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.

8 Ethan's son was Azariah.

9 And Hezron had Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

10 Ram had Amminadab and Amminadab had Nahshon, a prominent leader in the Judah family.

11 Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz.

12 Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse.

13 Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea,

14 Nethanel, Raddai,

15 Ozem, and finally David; David was the seventh.

16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah gave birth to three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel;

17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa (the father was Jether the Ishmaelite).

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