1 Chronicles 9:6 BSB

1 Chronicles 9:6

From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.

BSB

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ASV

And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

KJV

And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And of the sons of Zerah,.... Another son of Judah: Jeuel, and their brethren; six hundred and ninety; or their kinsmen; for this number includes all of the posterity of Pharez, Shelah and Zerah mentioned.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמִן־	u.min-	and of	H4480 →
בְּנֵי־	be.nei-	[the] descendants of	H1121 →
זֶ֖רַח	Ze.rach	Zerah	H2226 →
יְעוּאֵ֑ל	ye.'u.'El	Jeuel	H3262 →
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם	va.'a.chei.Hem	and relatives their	H251 →
שֵׁשׁ־	shesh-	six	H8337 →
מֵא֥וֹת	me.'ot	hundred<s>	H3967 →
וְתִשְׁעִֽים׃	ve.tish.'Im	and ninety	H8673 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 2:4
Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
leads to
- Matthew 1:3
  Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 38:13–30
  When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
- Numbers 26:20–21
  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.
- Ruth 4:18
  Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
Through
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.
leads to
- Nehemiah 11:24
  Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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.
Through
Genesis 38:30
Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 2:4
  Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
Through
1 Chronicles 2:6
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
leads to
- 1 Kings 4:31
  He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

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02Original language & word study

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06About 1 Chronicles

Where the connections lead

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