Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 2:55

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

55The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabez; Tirathites, and Shimeathites, and Sucathites, these are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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In context

53and Umasphae, cities of Jair; Ithrites, and Puthites, and Shumathites, and Mishraites; from these went forth the Zorathites, and the sons of Eshtaol.

54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, the Netophathite, Ataroth of the house of Joab, and half of the family of Manahath, Esari.

— 1 Chronicles 2:55 —

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