1 Chronicles 2:55
Context2:55 and the clans of the scribes 1 who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended 2 from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab. 3
1 Chronicles 7:29
Context7:29 On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean 4 and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo 5 and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel’s son, lived here.
[2:55] 1 tn Or perhaps “the Sopherim.” The NAB transliterates this term and treats it as a proper name.
[2:55] 3 tn Or (if בֵּית [beth] is translated as “house” rather than considered to be part of the name) “the father of the house [i.e., family] of Rechab.”
[7:29] 4 tn “Beth Shean” is a variant spelling of “Beth Shan.”
[7:29] 5 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.





