1 Chronicles 9:44

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

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Study note

Setting — The Chronicler continues a post-exilic genealogical record, listing the descendants of Azel immediately after tracing his lineage back through Moza, Binea, Rephaiah, and Elasah in 1 Chronicles 9:43.

The words — שִׁשָּׁ֣ה (shi.Shah) = six and בָנִים (va.Nim) = sons. These terms anchor the verse in a precise numerical count and familial designation rather than narrative action.

The thread — This entry functions as a closed genealogical node within the broader clan lists of 1 Chronicles 9:43-44, mirroring the Chronicler's method of preserving tribal and priestly lineages without further commentary.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of recorded ancestry as a structural priority, asking the reader to treat each named son as a fixed data point in a larger inherited record.

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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 אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehthese בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[were] [the] sons of אָצַֽל׃ פ'a.TzalAzel

King James Version

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

People named

AzelAzrikamBocheruHananIshmaelObadiahSheariah