And the sons of Onam ,.... The son of Jerahmeel by his other wife: were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur ; whose posterity are mentioned in the two following verses. read more
And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail ,.... Of the same name was a wife of Rehoboam, a daughter of his grandfather David's eldest brother, Eliab, 2 Chronicles 11:18 . and she bare him Ahban, and Molid ; which are no more mentioned, they perhaps leaving no posterity. read more
And the sons of Nadab ,.... The eldest son of Shammai, 1 Chronicles 2:28 , Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children ; and therefore we hear no more of him. read more
And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan ,.... Though they had each of them but one son, yet the plural number is used, their posterity being included, as in 1 Chronicles 2:8 and so in the next clause: and the children of Sheshan; Ahlai ; who, from 1 Chronicles 2:34 appears to be a daughter. read more
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai ,.... 1 Chronicles 2:28 , Jether and Jonathan: and Jether died without children ; the posterity of Jonathan are given the next verse. read more
And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth and Zaza ,.... Of whom no mention is made elsewhere: these were the sons of Jerahmeel ; not only his immediate sons, but their posterity, called from him Jerahmeelites, 1 Samuel 27:10 . read more
Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters ,.... And but one of that sort, whose name was Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 2:31 the plural being put here for the singular; or, if that is the name of a son, as some think, he died in his father's lifetime, and left no issue; so that there only remained daughters, and it seems but one by the next verse: and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha ; one born in his house, and brought up by him, and a proselyte, such an one as Eliezer in... read more
And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife ,.... Having first given him his freedom, as the Targum premises; this daughter seems to be Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 2:31 which receives confirmation from Zabad, one of the descendants of this man, 1 Chronicles 2:36 , being said to be the son of Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 11:41 , that is, great-grandson: and she bare him Attai ; the genealogy of whose descendants is given to the end of 1 Chronicles 2:41 , of whom no mention is made... read more
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel ,.... Called Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 2:9 and is the same Caleb spoken of in 1 Chronicles 2:18 and his sons next reckoned were by a third wife, Azubah, Ephrath being dead, 1 Chronicles 2:19 and these sons were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph ; who gave name to the city of Ziph; there were two of this name in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:24 or this is the title of Mesha, governor of the city of Ziph; so the Targum... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:27
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel ,.... By his first wife: were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker ; of whom no other notice is taken; perhaps they left no children. read more