📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 8:16
What does 1 Chronicles 8:16 mean?
"Michael, Ishpah, Joha, the sons of Beriah,"
— 1 Chronicles 8:16 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
and Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
Michael, Ishpah, Joha, the sons of Beriah,
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,
Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
Explanation
This verse is a simple genealogical notation, naming three men — Michael, Ishpah, and Joha — as sons of a man named Beriah. On its own, it gives us no narrative, no story, and no dire
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