1 Chronicles 4:7

7 Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan,

1 Chronicles 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:7

And the sons of Helah
] The other wife:

were Zereth, and Zoar, and Ethnan:
nowhere else mentioned.

1 Chronicles 4:7 In-Context

5 Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan,
8 and Koz, who became the ancestor of Anub, Zobebah, and all the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. As in an alternate reading in the Masoretic Text (see also Latin Vulgate); the other alternate and the Greek version read Zohar.
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