The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- KJV And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- NKJV The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- NASB The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife conceived and gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- NLT The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives became the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah (the father of Eshtemoa).
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Quick answer
The sons of Ezrah are named, with a note that a woman bore children including Ishbah, father of Eshtemoa. It connects to the next verse about Pharaoh's daughter.
Overview
This verse lists Ezrah's sons and begins a notice about offspring born to one of the wives mentioned in verse 18. The somewhat tangled wording reflects the Chronicler's compression of older records. It sets up the remarkable detail that follows, in which an Egyptian princess is woven into the genealogy of Judah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Chr 4:19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
- 1 Sam 30:28to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
- Josh 15:50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- 1 Chr 6:57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
- 1 Chr 21:24“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
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