1 Chronicles 4:2

2 Shobal was the father of Reaiah, who was the father of Jahath, the father of Ahumai and Lahad, the ancestors of the people who lived in Zorah.

1 Chronicles 4:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:2

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath
Reaiah is the same with Haroeh, ( 1 Chronicles 2:52 ) the names are of the same signification:

and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the
Zorathites;
who inhabited Zoreah, as the Targum, at least part of it; see ( 1 Chronicles 2:53 1 Chronicles 2:54 ) .

1 Chronicles 4:2 In-Context

1 These are some of the descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Shobal was the father of Reaiah, who was the father of Jahath, the father of Ahumai and Lahad, the ancestors of the people who lived in Zorah.

3 Hur was the oldest son of his father Caleb's wife Ephrath, and his descendants founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had three sons: Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam had three sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and one daughter, Hazzelelponi. Penuel founded the city of Gedor, and Ezer founded Hushah.

5 Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.