📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 2:11
What does 1 Chronicles 2:11 mean?
"and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,"
— 1 Chronicles 2:11 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The son of Ethan: Azariah.
The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,
and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;
and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
Explanation
This verse is a small link in a long genealogical chain found in 1 Chronicles 2, where the author traces the descendants of Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, down through the generations. In plain language, it simply states a sequence of fathers and sons: Nahshon had a son named Salma, and Salma had a son named Boaz. On the surface it reads like a bare list of names, but each name represents a real person and a real link in Israel's history, carefully preserved to show the unbroken line from Judah to the great figures of Israel's story, especially King David.
The book of 1 Chronicles was likely written after the Babylonian exile, compiled by a writer (traditionally associated with Ezra or a similar priestly figure) for the Jewish community that had returned to the land. Having lost their kingdom, temple, and sense of national identity, the returning exiles needed to reconnect with their heritage and understand who they were as God's covenant people. The geneal
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