1 Chronik 8:8

8 Und Saharaim zeugte im Lande Moab, da er von sich gelassen hatte seine Weiber Husim und Baara,

1 Chronik 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 Chronik 8:8 In-Context

6 Dies sind die Kinder Ehuds (die da Häupter waren der Vaterhäuser unter den Bürgern zu Geba und zogen weg gen Manahath,

7 nämlich Naeman, Ahia und Gera, derselbe führte sie weg): und er zeugte Usa und Abihud.

8 Und Saharaim zeugte im Lande Moab, da er von sich gelassen hatte seine Weiber Husim und Baara,

9 und er zeugte von Hodes, seinem Weibe: Jobab, Zibja, Mesa, Malcham,

10 Jeuz, Sachja und Mirma. Das sind seine Kinder, Häupter der Vaterhäuser.