📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 2:41
What does 1 Chronicles 2:41 mean?
"and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama."
— 1 Chronicles 2:41 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,
and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,
and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,
and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
Explanation
This verse is a small link in a long genealogical chain found in 1 Chronicles 2, which traces the descendants of Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. In plain terms, it simply records that a man named Sh
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Biblical perspective
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If you're searching for the meaning behind seeing 24/10 or the time 00:24, the Bible doesn't assign spiritual meaning to dates or time patterns — but Psalm 24 and John 10 are both worth reading.
Psalm 24 opens with "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it" — a declaration of God's ownership of everything. John 10 contains Jesus' "I am the Good Shepherd" passage.
Psalm 24:1
"The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it."
John 10:14
"I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own."
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