One family that returned was that of Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
- KJV Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
- BSB Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
- NKJV Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah.
- NASB Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
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Quick answer
Names Uthai of Judah, traced through Perez, as a settler in Jerusalem. It records the leading Judahite household of the return.
Overview
Uthai's descent is traced back to Perez, son of Judah, the same line from which David and the Messiah come. The Chronicler grounds the returned community in this honored ancestry. Anchoring Jerusalem's repopulation in the line of Judah quietly keeps the messianic hope in view, since Christ would arise from Judah and the house of David.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Num 26:20The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
- 1 Chr 2:5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- Gen 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Neh 8:7Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people stayed in their place.
- Neh 11:4Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
- 1 Chr 4:1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- Neh 11:6All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.
- Neh 10:13Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
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