Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:40
Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list tracing the descendants of Judah through Perez and Hezron, continuing the lineage from 1 Chronicles 2:39 into 2:41.
The words — The text repeatedly uses הֹלִיד (ho.Lid), meaning "he fathered," to establish direct paternal lineage between Elasah, Sismai, and Shallum.
The thread — This genealogical formula appears throughout Genesis 5:3–32 and Matthew 1:1–17, structuring salvation history through recorded ancestry.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that covenant promises unfold through documented human generations rather than abstract theology.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,