1 Chronicles 2:25

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

1 Chronicles 2:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:25

And the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram
the firstborn
So called by his father after the name of his brother, see ( 1 Chronicles 2:9 )

and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah;
or "of Ahijah", as some ^F18 render it, this being the name of his wife, who bare him the sons before named, since mention is made of another wife in the next verse.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Junius, Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis.

1 Chronicles 2:25 In-Context

23 Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages of it, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

24 After that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

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

27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.