Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 4:2

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

2and Reaiah his son; and Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the generations of the Zorathites.

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1And the sons of Judah; Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, Shobal,

— 1 Chronicles 4:2 —

3And these are the sons of Etam; Jezreel and Ishma, and Idbash: and their sister’s name was Hazzelelponi.

4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

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