Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.
Parallel translations
- WEB So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.
- KJV Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
- BSB The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
- NASB Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim was the son of Aher.
- NLT The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher.
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Quick answer
Additional Benjamite names, including Shuppim, Huppim, and Hushim, round out the tribe's record.
Overview
This verse gathers further descendants associated with Benjamin, though the precise relationships are compressed and have long been discussed by interpreters. Faithful scholars differ over how some of these names align with parallel lists in Genesis and Numbers, and the Chronicler does not resolve every detail. What is clear is the careful preservation of the tribe's families within the covenant community.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Num 26:38–39The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
- Gen 46:21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- 1 Chr 7:15Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
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