📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 4:6
What does 1 Chronicles 4:6 mean?
"Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah."
— 1 Chronicles 4:6 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”
Explanation
This verse is part of a genealogical list found in 1 Chronicles 4, which traces descendants within the tribe of Judah. In plain terms, it simply records that a woman named Naarah, one of the wives of a man named Ashhur (mentioned in the previous verses as the father of Tekoa), bore him four sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. The verse closes by summarizing that these four men were "the sons of Naarah," distinguish
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