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1 Chronicles 4:2
Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler continues a genealogical record of Judah’s descendants, moving from the patriarchal list in 1 Chronicles 4:1 to the specific branches of Shobal. The passage functions as a tribal register for the community.
The words — The Hebrew הוֹלִיד (ho.Lid) translates literally as “he fathered” and marks the generational links from Shobal to Jahath and from Jahath to Ahumai and Lahad. Reaiah is identified separately by בֶן (ven-) = “son of” without the fathering verb.
The thread — The Shobal lineage reappears in 1 Chronicles 2:52 as the father of Kiriath-jearim, while the toponym Zorathites connects to the foothill city of Zorah listed in Joshua 15:33 and the border region near Zorah in Judges 13:25.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how tribal identities and land allocations are preserved through precise genealogical notation. It requires the reader to trace how specific family lines anchor later territorial and historical references.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 2:52 These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
- Joshua 15:33 These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Judges 13:25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.