The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
Parallel translations
- WEB The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
- KJV And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
- BSB The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
- NASB The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah, and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
- NLT The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
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Quick answer
Shecaniah's descendants included Shemaiah and his sons Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all. It continues the later generations of David's house.
Overview
Hattush is likely the same who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:2-3), tying this genealogy to the events of the restoration. The Chronicler carefully numbers the descendants, maintaining his precise record. These later generations show how far God preserved David's line beyond the exile.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezra 8:2Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
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