1 Chronicles 2:26-36

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

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

28 The sons of Onam: Shamai and Yada. The sons of Shamai: Nadav and Avishur.

29 Avishur's wife was named Avichayil, and she bore him Achban and Molid.

30 The sons of Nadav: Seled and Apayim. Seled died without having any children.

31 The son of Apayim: Yish'i. The son of Yish'i: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Achlai.

32 The sons of Yada the brother of Shamai: Yeter and Yonatan. Yeter died without having any children.

33 The sons of Yonatan: Pelet and Zaza. These were the descendants of Yerachme'el.

34 Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Yarcha;

35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Yarcha his servant, and she bore him 'Atai.

36 'Atai fathered Natan, Natan fathered Zavad,

1 Chronicles 2:26-36 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 2

This chapter begins with the twelve sons of Israel or Jacob, 1Ch 2:1,2, then reckons the sons of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, 1Ch 2:3,4, then the posterity of Pharez and Zerah, sons of Judah, 1Ch 2:5-8, next the sons of Hezron, a son of Pharez, 1Ch 2:9, particularly the posterity of Ram, a son of Hezron, from whom sprung Jesse and his family, 1Ch 2:10-17, then of Caleb: another son of Hezron, 1Ch 2:18-24, and next of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, 1Ch 1:25-33 and particularly the posterity of Sheshan, a descendant of his, 1Ch 1:34-41 and then other sons of Caleb, with their posterity, are reckoned, 1Ch 1:42-54 and the chapter is closed with the families of the Scribes in Jabesh, the same with the Kenites, 1Ch 2:55.

son of Isaac, who had the name of Israel given him, because of his power with God, Ge 32:28, whose twelve sons are here mentioned by name; the first four according to their birth of Leah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; then the two sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, Issachar and Zebulun; and between Dan and Naphtali, the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, are placed Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Rachel. 18266-941228-1518-1Ch2.2