and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol.
Parallel translations
- WEB The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
- KJV And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
- BSB and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
- NKJV The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
- NASB and the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
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Quick answer
The families of Kiriath Jearim included the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the Zorathites and Eshtaolites. It lists clans descending from this town.
Overview
These clan-names show how a town gave rise to wider families spread across the region, including Zorah and Eshtaol, places later linked to Samson (Judges 13:25). The Chronicler maps the spread of Judah's clans throughout the land. Such records preserved the identity and inheritance of each family group within the covenant nation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Judg 13:2There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
- 2 Sam 23:38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- Josh 15:33In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Judg 13:25Yahweh’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- Josh 19:41The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,
- 1 Chr 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- Judg 16:31Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
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