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1 Chronicles 4:14 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 4 · verse 14
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.1 Chronicles 4:14 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 4:14 in context
12And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
13And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
16And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MeonothaiMᵉʻôwnôthayMeonothai, an IsraeliteH4587 →
- CharashimChărâshîymmechanics, the name of a valley in JerusalemH2798 →
- craftsmenchereshmagical craftH2791 →
- SeraiahSᵉrâyâhSerajah, the name of nine IsraelitesH8304 →
- OphrahʻOphrâhOphrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in PalestineH6084 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
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We may observe in these verses, 1. That here is a whole family of craftsmen, handicraft tradesmen, that applied themselves to all sorts of manufactures, in which they were ingenious and industrious above their neighbours, Ch1 4:14.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-23