1 Chronicles 2:25

25 The sons of Yerachme'el the firstborn of Hetzron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Otzem, Achiyah.

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 took the towns of Ya'ir from them, with Kenat, and the villages of it, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Makhir the father of Gil`ad.

24 After that Hetzron was dead in Kalev-Efratah, then Aviyah Hetzron's wife bore him Ashshur the father of Tekoa.

25 The sons of Yerachme'el the firstborn of Hetzron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Otzem, Achiyah.

26 Yerachme'el had another wife, whose name was `Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Yerachme'el were Ma`atz, and Yamin, and `Eker.