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4:1 The descendants <01121> of Judah <03063>: Perez <06557>, Hezron <02696>, Carmi <03756>, Hur <02354>, and Shobal <07732>. 4:2 Reaiah <07211> the son <01121> of Shobal <07732> was the father <03205> of Jahath <03189>, and Jahath <03189> was the father <03205> of Ahumai <0267> and Lahad <03855>. These <0428> were the clans <04940> of the Zorathites <06882>. 4:3 These <0428> were the sons <01> of Etam <05862>: Jezreel <03157>, Ishma <03457>, and Idbash <03031>. Their sister <0269> was Hazzelelponi <06753>. 4:4 Penuel <06439> was the father <01> of Gedor <01446>, and Ezer <05829> was the father <01> of Hushah <02364>. These <0428> were the descendants <01121> of Hur <02354>, the firstborn <01060> of Ephrathah <0672> and the father <01> of Bethlehem <01035>. 4:5 Ashhur <0806> the father <01> of Tekoa <08620> had two <08147> wives <0802>, Helah <02458> and Naarah <05292>. 4:6 Naarah <05292> bore <03205> him Ahuzzam <0275>, Hepher <02660>, Temeni <08488>, and Haahashtari <0326>. These <0428> were the sons <01121> of Naarah <05292>. 4:7 The sons <01121> of Helah <02458>: Zereth <06889>, Zohar <03328>, Ethnan <0869>, 4:8 and Koz <06976>, who was the father <03205> of Anub <06036>, Hazzobebah <06637>, and the clans <04940> of Aharhel <0316> the son <01121> of Harum <02037>. 4:9 Jabez <03258> was <01961> more respected <03513> than his brothers <0251>. His mother <0517> had named <07121> him Jabez <03258>, for she said <0559>, “I experienced pain <06090> when I gave birth <03205> to him.” 4:10 Jabez <03258> called <07121> out to the God <0430> of Israel <03478>, “If <0518> only you would greatly <07235> bless <01288> me and expand my territory <01366>! May <01961> your hand <03027> be with <05973> me! Keep <06213> me from harm <07451> so I might not <01115> endure pain <06087>!” God <0430> answered <0935> his prayer <07592>. 4:11 Kelub <03620>, the brother <0251> of Shuhah <07746>, was the father <03205> of Mehir <04243>, who <01931> was the father <01> of Eshton <0850>. 4:12 Eshton <0850> was the father <03205> of Beth-Rapha <01051>, Paseah <06454>, and Tehinnah <08468>, the father <01> of Ir Nahash <05904>. These <0428> were the men <0376> of Recah <07397>. 4:13 The sons <01121> of Kenaz <07073>: Othniel <06274> and Seraiah <08304>. The sons <01121> of Othniel <06274>: Hathath <02867> and Meonothai. 4:14 Meonothai <04587> was the father <03205> of Ophrah <06084>. Seraiah <08304> was the father <03205> of Joab <03097>, the father <01> of those who live in Ge <01516> Harashim <02798>, who were craftsmen <02796>. 4:15 The sons <01121> of Caleb <03612> son <01121> of Jephunneh <03312>: Iru <05900>, Elah <0425>, and Naam <05277>. The son <01121> of Elah <0425>: Kenaz <07073>. 4:16 The sons <01121> of Jehallelel <03094>: Ziph <02128>, Ziphah <02129>, Tiria <08493>, and Asarel <0840>. 4:17 The sons <01121> of Ezrah <05834>: Jether <03500>, Mered <04778>, Epher <06081>, and Jalon <03210>. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth <02029> to Miriam <04813>, Shammai <08060>, and Ishbah <03431>, the father <01> of Eshtemoa <0851>. 4:18 (His Judahite <03057> wife <0802> gave birth <03205> to Jered <03382> the father <01> of Gedor <01446>, Heber <02268> the father <01> of Soco <07755>, and Jekuthiel <03354> the father <01> of Zanoah <02182>.) These <0428> were the sons <01121> of Pharaoh’s <06547> daughter <01323> Bithiah <01332>, whom <0834> Mered <04778> married <03947>.

• 1Ch 4:1-23 -- Judah's Descendants

• Polygamy

  [nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Genealogy

  [nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
  

• GENEALOGY, 8 part 2

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
  

• Jacob

  [nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
  

• Jabez

  [ebd] affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that "God granted him that which he requested" (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
  [isbe] JABEZ - ja'-bez (ya`bets, "sorrow" ("height)): (1) Place: An unidentified town probably in the territory of Judah, occupied by scribes (1 Ch 2:55). For an ingenious reconstruction of the passage see EB, under the word (2) Pe...
  [smith] (sorrow). Apparently a place at which the families of the scribes resided who belonged to the families of the Kenites. (1 Chronicles 2:55) The name occurs again in the genealogies of Judah, (1 Chronicles 4:9,10) in a p...
  [nave] JABEZ 1. A city of Judah, 1 Chr. 2:55. 2. The head of a family, 1 Chr. 4:9, 10.
  

• Seraiah

  [ebd] soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14). (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35). (3.) One of David's scribes or secretaries (2 Sam. 8:17). (4.) A Netophathite (Jer. 40:8), a chief priest of the time...
  [isbe] SERAIAH - se-ra'-ya, se-ri'-a (serayahu, "Yah hath prevailed"; Septuagint Saraias, or Saraia): (1) Secretary of David (2 Sam 8:17); in 2 Sam 20:25 he is called Sheva; in 1 Ki 4:3 the name appears as Shisha. This last or Shas...
  [smith] The king?s scribe or secretary in the reign of David. (2 Samuel 8:17) (B.C. 1043.) The high priest in the reign of Zedekiah. (2 Kings 25:18; 1 Chronicles 6:14; Jeremiah 52:24) (B.C. 594.) The son of Tanhumeth the Ne...
  [nave] SERAIAH 1. Called also Sheva, Shisha, and Shavsha. David's scribe, 2 Sam. 8:17; 20:25; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:16. 2. Chief priest at time of taking of Jerusalem, 2 Kin. 25:18. Father of Ezra, Ezra 7:1. Slain by Nebuchadne...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Shobal

  [ebd] pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite "dukes" (Gen. 36:20). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).
  [isbe] SHOBAL - sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants): (1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir (Gen 36:20), the father of a clan (Gen 36:23), and a Horit...
  [smith] (flowing). Second son of Seir the Horite, (Genesis 36:20; 1 Chronicles 1:38) and one of the "dukes" of the Horites (Genesis 36:29) Son of Caleb the son of Hur and founder or prince of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:50...
  [nave] SHOBAL 1. Son of Seir, Gen. 36:20, 23, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38, 40. 2. Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:50, 52. 3. Son of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:1, 2.
  

• Mered

  [ebd] rebellion, one of the sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:17).
  [isbe] MERED - me'-red (meredh, "rebellion"; Septuagint has at least four variants in 1 Ch 4:17,18): A descendant of Judah through Caleb, and mentioned as a "son of Ezrah" (1 Ch 4:17). Revised Version, rightly following the orthogr...
  [smith] (rebellion). This name occurs in a fragmentary genealogy in (1 Chronicles 4:17,18) as that of one of the sons of Ezra. Tradition identifies him with Caleb and Moses.
  [nave] MERED, son of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:17, 18.
  

• Helah

  [ebd] rust, (1 Chr. 4:5, 7), one of the wives of Ashur.
  [isbe] HELAH - he'-la (chel'ah): A wife of Ashhur, father of Tekoa (1 Ch 4:5,7).
  [smith] (rust), one of the two wives of Ashur, father of Tekoa. (1 Chronicles 4:5)
  [nave] HELAH, a wife of Asher, 1 Chr. 4:5.
  

• Naarah

  [ebd] a girl, the second of Ashur's two wives, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:5, 6).
  [smith] (a maiden), the second wife of Ashur; a descendant of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:5,6)
  [nave] NAARAH, a wife of Ashur, 1 Chr. 4:5, 6.
  

• Ezer

  [ebd] treasure. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, the native princes, "dukes," of Mount Hor (Gen. 36:21, 27). (2.) 1 Chr. 7:21; (3.) 4:4. (4.) One of the Gadite champions who repaired to David at Ziklag (12:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 3:1...
  [isbe] EZER - e'-zer (`ezer, "help"): (1) A Horite chief (Gen 36:21; 1 Ch 1:38). (2) A Judahite (1 Ch 4:4). (3) An Ephraimite, slain by men of Gath (1 Ch 7:21). (4) A Gadite who followed David while in exile on account of the wrath...
  [smith] (treasure). A son of Ephraim, who was slain by the aboriginal inhabitants of Gath while engaged in a foray on their cattle. (1 Chronicles 7:21) (B.C. before 1491.) A priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of J...
  [nave] EZER 1. Called also Ezar, a Horite duke, Gen. 36:21, 27, 30; 1 Chr. 1:38, 42. 2. A son of Ephraim, 1 Chr. 7:21. 3. A priest, Neh. 12:42. 4. A man of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:4. Perhaps identical with the Ezra of 1 Chr. 4:17. 5. ...
  

• Eshton

  [isbe] ESHTON - esh'-ton ('eshton, "uxorious"): A name found in the genealogical table of Judah (1 Ch 4:12).
  [smith] (effeminate), a name which occurs in the genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:11,12)
  [nave] ESHTON, son of Mehir, 1 Chr. 4:11, 12.
  

• Meonothai

  [isbe] MEONOTHAI - me-on'-o-thi, me-o'-no-thi, me-o-no'-thi (me`onothai, "my dwellings"): A son of Othniel, nephew of Caleb (1 Ch 4:14). Possibly, as the King James Version margin suggests, and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 39...
  [smith] (my habitations), one of the sons of Othniel, the younger brother of Caleb. (1 Chronicles 4:14)
  [nave] MEONOTHAI, father of Ophrah, 1 Chr. 4:14.
  

• Hathath

  [ebd] terror, son of Othniel (1 Chr. 4:13).
  [isbe] HATHATH - ha'-thath (chathath, "terror"): Son of Othniel and grandson of Kenaz (1 Ch 4:13).
  [smith] (fearful), one of the sons of Othniel the Kenazite. (1 Chronicles 4:13)
  [nave] HATHATH, a son of Othniel, 1 Chr. 4:13.
  

• Harum

  [ebd] elevated, (1 Chr. 4:8), a descendant of Judah.
  [isbe] HARUM - ha'-rum, har'-um (charum): A Judahite (1 Ch 4:8).
  [smith] (lofty), father of Aharhel, in one of the most obscure genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:8)
  [nave] HARUM, a descendant of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:8.
  

• Hushah

  [isbe] HUSHAH - hu'-sha (chushah, "haste"): Mentioned in 1 Ch 4:4 as probably an individual, a Judahite, or a family name; but may possibly be a place.
  [smith] (haste), a name which occurs in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:4)
  [nave] HUSHAH Son of Ezer, 1 Chr. 4:4. Probably called Shuah, 1 Chr. 4:11.
  

• Zobebah

  [isbe] ZOBEBAH - zo-be'-ba (ha-tsobhebhah, meaning uncertain): A Judahite name with the article prefixed (1 Ch 4:8); some would read "Jabez" instead as in 1 Ch 4:9.
  [smith] (the slow), son of Coz, of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:8)
  [nave] ZOBEBAH, daughter of Coz, 1 Chr. 4:8.
  

• Carmi

  [ebd] vine-dresser. (1.) The last named of the four sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9). (2.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:1). He is elsewhere (2:18) called Caleb (q.v.). (3.) The son of Zimri, and the father of Achan (Josh. 7:1), "the ...
  [isbe] CARMI - kar'-mi (karmi, "fruitful," "noble"): (1) A son of Reuben who came to Egypt with Jacob (Gen 46:9; Ex 6:14; 1 Ch 5:3). Also the name of a family of which Carmi was the head (Nu 26:6). (2) A Judahite (1 Ch 2:7), son of...
  [smith] (vine dresser). The fourth son of Reuben, the progenitor of the family of the Carmites. (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6; 1 Chronicles 5:3) A man of the tribe of Judah, father of Achan, the "troubler of Israel." (...
  [nave] CARMI 1. Son of Reuben, Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14. 2. Son of Hezron, 1 Chr. 4:1. Called Chelubai, 1 Chr. 2:9, and Caleb, v. 18. 3. Father of Achan, Josh. 7:1, 18; 1 Chr. 2:7.
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

• [1Ch 4:10] Heavenly Father, Bless Me Now

  Heavenly Father, bless me now; At the cross of Christ I bow; Take my guilt and grief away; Hear and heal me now, I pray. Now, O Lord, this very hour, Send Thy grace and show Thy power; While I rest upon Thy Word; Come, and bless me now, O Lord. Mercy now, O Lord, I plead In this hour of utter need; Turn me not away unblest; Calm my anguish into rest. O Thou loving, blessèd One, Rising o’er me like the sun, Light and life art Thou within; Savior, Thou, from every sin!

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• [1Ch 4:10] Jesus, Who Bought Us With His Blood

  Jesus, who bought us with His blood, And makes our souls His care; Was known of old as Israel’s God, And answered Jabez’ prayer. Jabez! a child of grief! the name Befits poor sinners well; For Jesus bore the cross and shame, To save our souls from hell. Teach us, O Lord, like him, to plead For mercies from above; O come, and bless our souls indeed, With light, and joy, and love. The Gospel’s promised land is wide, We fain would enter in; But we are pressed, on every side, With unbelief and sin. Arise; O Lord, enlarge our coast, Let us possess the whole; That Satan may no longer boast He can Thy work control. Oh, may Thine hand be with us still, Our Guide and Guardian be; To keep us safe from every ill, Till death shall set us free. Help us on Thee to cast our care, And on Thy Word to rest; That Israel’s God, who heareth prayer, Will grant us our request.

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• [1Ch 4:10] Lord, Source Of All Blessing

  Lord, Source of all blessing, bless us indeed; For Yours is the bounty, and ours is the need; We trust to Your wisdom, in this request, For You give Your children all the best. Enlarge, too, our boundaries, so that we may Begin greater work for Your kingdom this day; May we be a blessing, to those who seek For meaning in lives where hope is weak. Lord, while we are striving, give us Your hand To help spread Your Word throughout the land; Let us do not evil, seek only right, And usher in dawn to darkest night.

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