1 Chronicles 8:38

Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Chronicler writes a genealogical record for post-exilic Israel, enumerating the Benjaminite family line at the moment Azel’s descendants are listed following the preceding generational chain.

The words — שִׁשָּׁ֣ה (shi.Shah) = six; בָנִים֒ (va.Nim) = sons. These terms establish the verse as a precise numerical and relational ledger rather than a narrative account.

The thread — The verse belongs to the Chronicler’s systematic documentation of tribal inheritance, continuing the Benjaminite lineage established in 1 Chronicles 8:37 and branching to the next clan in 1 Chronicles 8:39.

Why it lands — It asks the reader to identify how the text preserves tribal identity through exact naming and numerical accounting, confirming recorded family structures without narrative embellishment.

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The Hebrew words

וּלְאָצֵל֮u./le./'a.Tzeland/ [belonged] to/ Azel שִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.Shahsix בָנִים֒va.Nimsons וְאֵ֣לֶּהve./'E.lehand/ these שְׁמוֹתָ֗םshe.mo.Ta/m[are] names/ their עַזְרִיקָ֥ם׀'az.ri.KamAzrikam בֹּ֙כְרוּ֙bo.khe.ruBocheru וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve./yish.ma.'Eland/ Ishmael וּשְׁעַרְיָ֔הu./she.'ar.Yahand/ Sheariah וְעֹבַדְיָ֖הve./'oad.Yahand/ Obadiah וְחָנָ֑ןve./cha.Nanand/ Hanan כָּל־kol-all אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehthese בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[were] [the] sons of אָצַֽל׃'a.TzalAzel

King James Version

And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

People named

AzelAzrikamBocheruHananIshmaelObadiahSheariah