1 Chronicles 2:10
in 1 Chronicles 2Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
KJV
And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd Ram begat Amminadab,.... Ram is the same with Aram, Mat 1:3 the genealogy is carried down from him to Jesse in the same order as there, and in Rth 4:19 only here Nahshon the son of Amminadab is called the prince of the children of Judah; which Kimchi and Jarchi say is written for the honour of David, who descended from him; and Salmon his son is here called Salma.
This site's exposition
prince of the children of Judah
on 1 Chronicles 2:10-17
Ram's line runs through Amminadab and Nahshon, prince of Judah in the wilderness camp, to Boaz and Jesse and David, the same succession Ruth 4:19-22 gives and Matthew 1:3-6 carries into the genealogy of Christ. David is numbered seventh of Jesse's sons here, while 1 Samuel 17:12 counts eight; the readings, that one brother died without issue, or that the Chronicler names only the seven whose lines mattered to his purpose, are held without a verdict. Zeruiah and Abigail appear as David's sisters, and Zeruiah's sons Abishai, Joab and Asahel become his commanders, while Abigail's son Amasa, born to an Ishmeelite father, later commands Absalom's army against his own kinsmen.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It should seem, the tribe of Judah were more full and exact in their genealogies than any other of the tribes, in which we must acknowledge a special providence, for the clearing of the genealogy of Christ. Here we find Bezaleel, who was head-workman in building the tabernacle, Exod. xxxi. Hezron, who was the son of Pharez (
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Nahshon, the prince of the children of Judah He explains this only because of David’s honor.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
and Salma begot Boaz Our Sages stated ( Baba Bathra 91a): “Ibzan is Boaz,” but it is amazing because how can this be? Did not Nahshon die in the second year following the Exodus from Egypt?
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָ֖ם | veram | and Ram | H7410 → | 7 times |
| הוֹלִ֣יד | holid | he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמִּינָדָ֑ב | ʾaminadav | Amminadab | H5992 → | 13 times |
| וְעַמִּינָדָב֙ | veaminadav | and Amminadab | H5992 → | 13 times |
| הוֹלִ֣יד | holid | he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַחְשׁ֔וֹן | nachshon | Nahshon | H5177 → | |
| נְשִׂ֖יא | nesi' | [the] leader of | H5387 → | 134 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
וְרָ֖םand Ram
veramH7410 →7 times
הוֹלִ֣ידhe fathered
holidH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמִּינָדָ֑בAmminadab
ʾaminadavH5992 →13 times
וְעַמִּינָדָב֙and Amminadab
veaminadavH5992 →13 times
הוֹלִ֣ידhe fathered
holidH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נַחְשׁ֔וֹןNahshon
nachshonH5177 →
נְשִׂ֖יא[the] leader of
nesi'H5387 →134 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
it leads to
- Ruth 4:20
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:7
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 7:17
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 10:14–16
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- Luke 3:32–33
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
- Ruth 4:20
Through
Matthew 1:4Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
it leads to
- Numbers 7:12
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10–12
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
- Numbers 7:12
Through
Numbers 1:7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
it leads to
- Luke 3:32
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
- Luke 3:32
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.