1 Chronicles 2:25

25 Jerahmeel (the firstborn son of Hezron) fathered Ram (his firstborn), then 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 Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair with Kenath and its villages (60 cities in all). All of these people were descendants of Machir, the man who first settled Gilead.

24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron's wife Abijah gave birth to Ashhur, who first settled Tekoa.

25 Jerahmeel (the firstborn son of Hezron) fathered Ram (his firstborn), then Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

26 Jerahmeel had another wife. Her name was Atarah, and she was the mother of Onam.

27 The sons of Ram (the firstborn son of Jerahmeel) were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.