1 Chronicles 4:14 BSB

1 Chronicles 4:14

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

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ASV

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

KJV

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Meonothai,.... Another son of Othniel: begat Ophrah; and Seraiah, the brother of Othniel, begat Joab; not David's general, but another of the same name, who lived long before him, see 1Ch 2:54. the father of the valley of Charashim: of the inhabitants of the valley, or the prince of them, called the valley of craftsmen, Neh 11:35 the reason of which is here given: for they were craftsmen; that dwelt in it, carpenters and smiths, both which the word signifies, men that wrought in stone, wood, and iron.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖י	u.me.'o.no.Tai	and Meonothai	H4587 →
הוֹלִ֣יד	ho.Lid	he fathered	H3205 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עָפְרָ֑ה	'a.fe.Rah	Ophrah	H6084 →
וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה	u.se.ra.Yah	and Seraiah	H8304 →
הוֹלִ֤יד	ho.Lid	he fathered	H3205 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יוֹאָב֙	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
אֲבִי֙	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
גֵּ֣יא	gei'	Ge	H1516 →
חֲרָשִׁ֔ים	cha.ra.Shim	Harashim	H2798 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
חֲרָשִׁ֖ים	cha.ra.Shim	craftsmen	H2796 →
הָיֽוּ׃ פ	ha.Yu	they were	H1961 →

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Through
2 Kings 24:14
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
leads to
- Jeremiah 52:28
  These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
- 2 Kings 25:12
  But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
- 2 Kings 24:16
  The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.
- Jeremiah 40:7
  When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in…
- Jeremiah 52:16
  But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
Through
Nehemiah 11:35
Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 8:12
  The sons of Elpaal:
- Nehemiah 7:37
  the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

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