1 Chronicles 4:5

5 And Ashhur, 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.

1 Chronicles 4:5 In-Context

3 And this is the generation of Etam (And these be the descendants of Etam); Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of the sister of them was Hazelelponi.
4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah; these be the sons of Hur, the first begotten son of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah, and Naarah;
6 and Naarah childed to him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari; these be the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Jezoar, and Ethnan.
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