1 Chronicles 8:13
11 He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
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- BSB
- and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
- KJV
- Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- WEB
- and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
- ASV
- and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers` [houses] of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
- DARBY
- and Beriah, and Shema, who were chief fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon; they drove away the inhabitants of Gath.
- BLB
- and Beriah and Shema (they [were] heads of fathers of those dwelling in Aijalon; they drove out those dwelling in Gath),
- ÅB
- og Beria og Sema; de var familiehodene blant Ajalons innbyggere; de drev Gats innbyggere på flukt.
- OTB
- og Beriah og Shema, som var ledere av familiene
til innbyggerne i Aijalon, som drev bort innbyggerne i Gat. - B1930
- og Beria og Sema; de var familiehodene blandt Ajalons innbyggere; de drev Gats innbyggere på flukt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 4:4
Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
Read in contextJoshua 19:42
Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:52
These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:49–50
She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
Read in contextJoshua 10:12
On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
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