1 Chronicles 8:7

Listen to 1 Chronicles 8:7
7 Naaman, [a] Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, [b] who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

1 Chronicles 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 8:7

And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera
Or, to wit, Naaman, &c. so the words are to be connected with

these are the sons or Ehud,
in the preceding verse:

he removed them;
to the above place, that is, either Gera, or rather Ehud, he advised them, directed and enjoined them to go thither, as being most convenient for them:

and he begat Uzza and Ahihud;
after he had removed his other sons.

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1 Chronicles 8:7 In-Context

5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath):
7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
8 And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
9 He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

Footnotes 2

  • [a] 8:7 Hebrew 'and Naaman'
  • [b] 8:7 Or 'he carried them into exile'
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