1 Chronicles 4:21

Translations

Modern

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

Traditional

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

Literal

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of the workers of the linen of the house of Ashbea,

Latin

Filii Sela, filii Juda: Her pater Lecha, et Laada pater Maresa, et cognationes domus operantium byssum in domo juramenti.

Original

Hebrew

English

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

Notes

1 Chronicles 4:21–23

After recording Judah’s descendants through his wife Tamar (1 Chronicles 2:4–4:20), the text lists the descendants of Shelah, Judah’s third son with Bathshua (see 1 Chronicles 2:3; Genesis 38:2, 5).

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Ancestors of Jesus

Related verses

Genesis 38:5
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:20
These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
1 Chronicles 9:5
From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
Nehemiah 11:5
…and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.

People

Er: Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Laadah: Son of Shelah, a Judahite Lecah: Son of Er, a Judahite Mareshah: Son or town of Laadah in Judah Shelah: Judah's youngest son and his descendants

Places

Beth-ashbea: Place associated with the families of the house of Ashbea

Glossary

Ashbea Beth-Ashbea Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Er Family Life and Relations Genealogy Laadah Lecah Mareshah (Person)

Topics

Ashbea: A Descendant of Shelah Er: A Son of Shelah Laadah: Son of Shelah Lecah: A Town or Person in the Territory of the Tribe of Judah Mareshah: A Son of (Or Possibly a City) Founded By, Laadah Shelah: Son of Judah

1 Chronicles 4:21

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