1 Chronicles 1:32

Keturah’s Descendants

1:32 The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, ¹  gave birth:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 7:3

7:3 The son ²  of Uzzi:

Izrachiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

1 Chronicles 7:16

7:16 Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

1 Chronicles 12:3

12:3 Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth;

Berachah,

Jehu the Anathothite,

1 Chronicles 18:17

18:17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised ³  the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 27:32

27:32 Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise adviser and scribe; ⁵ 

Jehiel son of Hacmoni cared for ⁶  the king’s sons.

¹ sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).

² tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.

³ tn Heb “[was] over.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).

⁴ tn Heb “was an adviser, a man of insight, and a scribe.”

⁵ tn Heb “[was] with” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “tutored”; NRSV “attended”; NLT “was responsible to teach.’