📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 2:33
What does 1 Chronicles 2:33 mean?
"The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel."
— 1 Chronicles 2:33 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.
The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.
The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.
Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,
Explanation
First Chronicles 2:33 is a brief genealogical notice, one link in a long chain of names tracing the descendants of Judah through the Jerahmeelite branch of the family. In plain terms, it simply states that a man named Jonathan had two sons, Peleth and Zaza, and identifies them as part of the family line of Jerahmeel. Nothing more is said about Peleth or Zaza elsewhere in Scripture; this is the only place their names appear.
The context is the opening genealogical section of 1 Chronicles (chapters 1–9), which was likely compiled after the Babylonian exile, probably by a priestly or scribal author, for the returning Jewish community. After the exile, t
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