Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 4:22
Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical register of the descendants of Shelah son of Judah, listing clan heads and territorial leaders to document the expansion of Judahite families.
The words — בָּעֲל֥וּ (ba.'a.Lu) means they ruled, and לְ/מוֹאָ֖ב (le./mo.'Av) indicates the region of Moab, describing the administrative reach of the named individuals.
The thread — This verse continues the genealogical survey of 1 Chronicles 4 that traces Judahite clan growth, territorial settlement, and occupational specialization across surrounding regions.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize how tribal lineage records functioned as historical documentation of leadership and geographic influence rather than as theological argument.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi–lehem. And these are ancient things.