1 Chronicles 2:25

25 And the sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram, the oldest, and Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.

1 Chronicles 2:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:25

And the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram
the firstborn
So called by his father after the name of his brother, see ( 1 Chronicles 2:9 )

and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah;
or "of Ahijah", as some ^F18 render it, this being the name of his wife, who bare him the sons before named, since mention is made of another wife in the next verse.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Junius, Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis.

1 Chronicles 2:25 In-Context

23 And Geshur and Aram took the tent-towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the small places round it, even sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.

24 And after the death of Hezron, Caleb had connection with Ephrath, his father Hezron's wife, and she gave birth to his son Asshur, the father of Tekoa.

25 And the sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram, the oldest, and Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.

26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah: she was the mother of Onam.

27 And the sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz and Jamin and Eker.