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1 Chronicles 2:44 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 2 · verse 44
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.1 Chronicles 2:44 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 2:44 in context
42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
46And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JorkoamYorqᵉʻâmJorkeam, a place in PalestineH3421 →
- ShammaiShammayShammai, the name of three IsraelitesH8060 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- ShemaShemaʻShema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four IsraelitesH8087 →
- begatyâladto bear youngH3205 →
- RahamRachamRacham, an IsraeliteH7357 →
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The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-55