Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 4:25

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

25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son:

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In context

23These are the potters who dwelt in Netaim and Gederah with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.

24The sons of Simeon; Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul:

— 1 Chronicles 4:25 —

26Hammuel his son, Sabud his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

27Shimei had sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Judah.

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