1 Chronicles 8:13
11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
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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.
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Cross references
1 Chronicles 4:4
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
Read in contextJoshua 19:42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:52
And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:49–50
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
Read in contextJoshua 10:12
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
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