1 Chronicles 4:5

5 ¹Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah;

1 Chronicles 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:5

And Ashur the father of Tekoa
A son of Hezron by Abiah, ( 1 Chronicles 2:24 )

had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
as Lamech had, polygamy not being reckoned unlawful in those times.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,

4 and Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

5 Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah;

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

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