1 Chronicles 4:1-6

Judah’s line

1 Judah's family: Perez, Hezron, Caleb, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Shobal's son Reaiah was Jahath's father, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the Zorathite clans.

3 This was Etam's family: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.

4 Penuel was Gedor's father, and Ezer was Hushah's father. This was the family of Hur the oldest son of Ephrathah, Bethlehem's father:

5 Ashhur, Tekoa's father, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari for him. This was Naarah's family.

1 Chronicles 4:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 4

In this chapter is a further account of the tribe of Judah, and of some principal families in it, 1Ch 4:1-23 and of the tribe of Simeon, their families, cities, and villages, 1Ch 4:24-38 and of the enlargement of their borders, and conquest of the Amalekites, 1Ch 4:39-43.

Footnotes

• [a]. Cf 1 Chron 2:19; MT Carmi
• [b]. LXX; MT father