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1 Chronicles 2:34

Listen to 1 Chronicles 2:34
34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, Jarha.

1 Chronicles 2:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:34

Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters
And but one of that sort, whose name was Ahlai, ( 1 Chronicles 2:31 ) the plural being put here for the singular; or, if that is the name of a son, as some think, he died in his father's lifetime, and left no issue; so that there only remained daughters, and it seems but one by the next verse:

and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha;
one born in his house, and brought up by him, and a proselyte, such an one as Eliezer in Abraham's family.

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1 Chronicles 2:34 In-Context

32 Jada, Shammai's brother, had Jether and Jonathan. Jether died leaving no sons.
33 Jonathan had Peleth and Zaza. This is the family tree of the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, Jarha.
35 Sheshan married his daughter to Jarha and she gave birth to Attai.
36 Attai had Nathan, Nathan had Zabad,
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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