1 Chronicles 4:14

14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were skilled workers.

1 Chronicles 4:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:14

And Meonothai
Another son of Othniel:

begat Ophrah; and Seraiah, the brother of Othniel, begat Joab;
not David's general, but another of the same name, who lived long before him, see ( 1 Chronicles 2:54 )

the father of the valley of Charashim:
of the inhabitants of the valley, or the prince of them, called the valley of craftsmen, ( Nehemiah 11:35 ) the reason of which is here given:

for they were craftsmen;
that dwelt in it, carpenters and smiths, both which the word signifies, men that wrought in stone, wood, and iron.

1 Chronicles 4:14 In-Context

12 Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, Ir-nahash's father. These are the men of Recah.

13 Kenaz's family: Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's family: Hathath and Meonothai.

14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were skilled workers.

15 The family of Caleb, Jephunneh's son: Iru, Elah, and Naam. This was Kenaz's family.

16 Jehallelel's family: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

Footnotes

• [a] Or the valley of skilled workers