1 Chronicles 8:8

8 Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,

1 Chronicles 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 8:8

And Shaharaim
Who was either a son of Ahihud, or rather a brother of his, another son of Ehud:

begat children in the country of Moab;
whither he might go on account of the famine, as Elimelech did, ( Ruth 1:1 ) , after he had sent them away; which some understand of those that were removed from Geba to Manahath, ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) , but a different word is here used; and besides Shaharaim seems to be one of those that were removed. Kimchi takes Shilhootham, we render "had sent them away", to be the name of his first wife, of whom he begat children in Moab; but it seems best to render and interpret the words in connection with what follows: he begat children in Moab,

after he had sent them away; even Hushim and Baara his wives;
after he had divorced them, for some reasons he had, he begat children of another wife, later mentioned.

1 Chronicles 8:8 In-Context

6 These were Ehud's sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath:

7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8 Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,

9 he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim's sons became heads of families.