1 Chronicles 2:53

53 And the families of Kir'iath-je'arim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shu'mathites, and the Mish'ra-ites; from these came the Zo'rathites and the Esh'taolites.

1 Chronicles 2:53 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:53

And the families of Kirjathjearim
That dwelt there, of which Shobal was prince, and who sprung from him, are as follow:

the Ithrite, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites;
who had their names from Jether, Putha, Shumath, and Mishra, descendants of Shobal:

of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites;
that is, from the Mishraites sprung the inhabitants of Zeroth and Eshtaol, places in the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:33 ) .

1 Chronicles 2:53 In-Context

51 Salma, the father of Bethelem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 Shobal the father of Kir'iath-je'arim had other sons: Haro'eh, half of the Menu'hoth.
53 And the families of Kir'iath-je'arim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shu'mathites, and the Mish'ra-ites; from these came the Zo'rathites and the Esh'taolites.
54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netoph'athites, At'roth-beth-jo'ab, and half of the Man'aha'thites, the Zorites.
55 The families also of the scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Ti'rathites, the Shim'e-athites, and the Su'cathites. These are the Ken'ites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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