Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 4:5
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator continues a genealogical register of Judah’s descendants, listing Ashhur as a patriarch within the Caleb-Ephrathah line. This record functions as a tribal inventory rather than a narrative address to a specific audience.
The words — The text identifies Ashhur as "the father of Tekoa" and states he "had" (הָי֖וּ, hayu) two wives, Helah and Naarah. The Hebrew term for wives (נָשִׁים, nashim) confirms a plural marital status within this patriarchal lineage.
The thread — This entry parallels 1 Chronicles 2:24, which records Hezron’s widow Abijah bearing Ashhur after his death. The subsequent verse (1 Chronicles 4:6) immediately details the sons Naarah bore to him.
Why it lands — The record establishes Ashhur’s domestic structure and geographic association with Tekoa as part of Judah’s tribal inheritance. It requires the reader to track familial lines and territorial claims without narrative embellishment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 2:24 After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.