📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 7:19
What does 1 Chronicles 7:19 mean?
"The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam."
— 1 Chronicles 7:19 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
Explanation
This verse is part of a genealogical record, listing four descendants of a man named Shemida, who belonged to the tribe of Manasseh. On the surface it simply names his sons — Ahian, Sh
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