1 Chronicles 2:30-40

30 And the sons of Nadab were Saled and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.
31 But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi begot Sesan. And Sesan begot Oholai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.
33 But Jonathan begot Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sons of Jerameel.
34 And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.
35 And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.
36 And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad.
37 And Zabad begot Ophlal, and Ophlal begot Obed.
38 Obed begot Jehu, Jehu begot Azarias.
39 Azarias begot Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.
40 Elasa begot Sisamoi, Sisamoi begot Sellum,

1 Chronicles 2:30-40 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

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