1 Chronicles 2:25

25 Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, Bunah, Oren, 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 But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. All the people who lived there were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.

24 After Hezron died, his son Caleb married Ephrath, his father's widow. They had a son named Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa.

25 Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

26 Ram had three sons: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Jerahmeel had another wife, a woman named Atarah, and they had a son, Onam.