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Hushim and Baara <i>were</i> his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab after he had sent his wives Hushim and Baara away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away (divorced) Hushim and Baara his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim had sons in the territory of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Shaharaim begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Shaharaim begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Shaharaim fathered sons in the land of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim fathered sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away. Hushim and Baara were his wives. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Shaharaim begot in the field of Moab after his sending them away; Hushim and Baara [are] his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Shaharaim begat in the field of Moab, after his sending them away; Hushim and Baara are his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Shaharaim begat in the field of Moab from his sending them away; Hushim and Baara his wives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Saharim begot in the land of Moab, after he sent away Husim and Bara his wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Shaharaim conceived, in the region of Moab, after he sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Shaharaim became a father on the Moabite plateau after he had put away his wives Hushim and Baara.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Saphim, Hupham, and Ahiram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Peshitta omits this verse.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Shaharaim begot children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away, to wit, Hushim and Baara his wives;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Saarin begot <i>children</i> in the plain of Moab, after that he had sent away Osin and Baada his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2555" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/8.htm">Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7842.htm" title="7842: wə·ša·ḥă·ra·yim (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Two dawns, a Benjamite. Dual of shachar; double dawn; Shacharajim, an Israelite.">Shaharaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hō·w·lîḏ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">had sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: biś·ḏêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the country</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·ḥōw (V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">he had divorced</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">his wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/2366.htm" title="2366: ḥū·šîm (N-proper-fs) -- Hushim -- an Israelite woman. Or Chushiym; or Chushim; plural from chuwsh; hasters; Chushim, the name of three Israelites.">Hushim</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1199.htm" title="1199: ba·‘ă·rā (N-proper-fs) -- An Israelite woman. From ba'ar; brutish: Baara, an Israelitish woman.">and Baara.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14-15</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead. / Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-35.htm">1 Chronicles 9:35-44</a></span><br />Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. / Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, / Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">2 Samuel 3:2-5</a></span><br />And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; / his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; / his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">2 Samuel 5:13-16</a></span><br />After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. / These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, / Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21-31</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. / And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8-17</a></span><br />Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done. / At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1-9</a></span><br />Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. / And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. / These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-21.htm">Genesis 46:21</a></span><br />The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-38.htm">Numbers 26:38-41</a></span><br />These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, / the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham. / And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-21.htm">Joshua 18:21-28</a></span><br />These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, / Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, / Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Judges 3:12-30</a></span><br />Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. / After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. / The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18-22</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, / Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, / Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.</p><p class="hdg">in the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Ruth 1:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.</p><p class="hdg">he had</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">Genesis 25:6</a></b></br> But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/5-6.htm">Beerah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-7.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-7.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-40.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-67.htm">Country</a> <a href="/numbers/30-9.htm">Divorced</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">Field</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-12.htm">Hushim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-22.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">Moabites</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-18.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-2.htm">Wit</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/5-6.htm">Beerah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-9.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-9.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-4.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Divorced</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-7.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-13.htm">Field</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-11.htm">Hushim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-22.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Moabites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-1.htm">Wit</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-3.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-1.htm">The sons and chief men of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-33.htm">The stock of Saul and Jonathan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab</b><br>Shaharaim is a lesser-known figure in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin. The mention of Moab is significant, as Moab was a neighboring nation east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. The Moabites descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew, and were generally seen as outsiders to the covenant community of Israel. This phrase indicates that Shaharaim had a connection with Moab, possibly through marriage or residence, which was not uncommon given the intermingling of peoples in the region. The presence of his sons in Moab suggests a blending of cultures and possibly a strategic alliance or refuge during a time of conflict.<p><b>after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara</b><br>Divorce in ancient Israelite culture was permitted under certain circumstances, though it was not encouraged. The mention of Shaharaim divorcing his wives, Hushim and Baara, is notable because it reflects personal and familial dynamics that were part of the broader social and legal practices of the time. Hushim and Baara are not widely known figures, and their mention here may indicate their significance in Shaharaim's life or the narrative of his descendants. The act of divorce and subsequent relocation to Moab could suggest a period of personal upheaval or a strategic decision to start anew in a different land. This phrase also highlights the patriarchal nature of the society, where men's decisions significantly impacted the lives of their families.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shaharaim.htm">Shaharaim</a></b><br>A descendant of Benjamin, Shaharaim is noted for having sons in Moab after divorcing his wives. His actions and lineage are part of the genealogical records of the tribe of Benjamin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A region east of the Dead Sea, historically inhabited by the Moabites. Moab often had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes hostile and other times intermarried.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hushim_and_baara.htm">Hushim and Baara</a></b><br>The wives of Shaharaim whom he divorced. Their mention highlights the personal and familial dynamics within the genealogical record.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_genealogies.htm">Understanding Genealogies</a></b><br>Genealogies in the Bible are not just lists of names; they provide insights into historical, cultural, and spiritual contexts. Shaharaim's account reminds us of the importance of understanding our spiritual heritage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Relationships</a></b><br>Shaharaim's divorces and subsequent actions in Moab highlight the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of personal decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_lineage.htm">God's Sovereignty in Lineage</a></b><br>Despite human actions, God's purposes prevail. The inclusion of Moabites in Israel's history, as seen in Ruth, shows God's redemptive plan transcending human boundaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divorce_and_its_implications.htm">Divorce and Its Implications</a></b><br>The mention of divorce in this passage invites reflection on the biblical view of marriage and divorce, encouraging believers to seek God's guidance in their relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_interactions.htm">Cultural Interactions</a></b><br>Shaharaim's life in Moab illustrates the interactions between different cultures and peoples, reminding us of the importance of living out our faith in diverse contexts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_shaharaim's_moab_claim_verifiable.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:8, how historically or archaeologically verifiable is the claim that Shaharaim fathered children in Moab? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_chronicles_8_29-40_genealogy_verified.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:29-40, do the numerous names and generations have any external corroboration, or could this genealogy have been constructed later to support certain tribal claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_did_king_baasha_die.htm">In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab.</span>--Shaharaim is apparently out of all connection with the other Benjamite houses. He has been identified with Ahi-Shahar, <a href="/1_chronicles/7-10.htm" title="The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.">1Chronicles 7:10</a>, because his name has a similar meaning, and even with the mysterious Aher (hypothetically Shaher) of <a href="/1_chronicles/7-12.htm" title="Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.">1Chronicles 7:12</a>. It is simpler to suppose that <span class= "ital">weeth-Shaharaim,</span> "and Shaharaim," has dropped out at the end of <a href="/1_chronicles/8-7.htm" title="And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.">1Chronicles 8:7</a> (see Note on <a href="/1_chronicles/8-31.htm" title="And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.">1Chronicles 8:31</a>). Expelled from Geba, Shaharaim found a refuge in Moab. (Comp. Ruth 1; <a href="/context/1_samuel/22-3.htm" title="And David went there to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray you, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.">1Samuel 22:3-4</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">After he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.</span>--The Heb. is certainly corrupt. The easiest correction is to read <span class= "ital">'eth-Hushim</span> instead of '<span class= "ital">otham Hushim:</span> "and Shaharaim begat in the country of Moab, after divorcing Hushim and Baara his wives, he begat (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-9.htm" title="And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,">1Chronicles 8:9</a>) of Hodesh his wife, Jobab," &c. This is supported by the LXX. The emigration of the clan Shaharaim, from its old home in Geba of Benjamin is called a divorce, in the figurative style of these genealogies; just as the amalgamation of clans is marriage. <span class= "ital">Hushim,</span> in <a href="/1_chronicles/7-12.htm" title="Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.">1Chronicles 7:12</a>, is a Benjamite clan. In Moab, Shaharaim branched off into seven clans, whose names are given in <a href="/context/1_chronicles/8-9.htm" title="And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,">1Chronicles 8:9-10</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shaharaim</span>. It has been proposed, in the utter obscurity here, to add this name as a third to Uzza and Ahihud. This may be a way out, but if so, instead of repeating "and Shaharaim," it might be more natural to keep the former enigmatic nominative and object to <span class="cmt_word">begat</span>, whether Ehud or Gera. There can be little doubt that a copyist's error has given <span class="cmt_word">us them</span> (<span class="hebrew">אֹתָם</span>) in place of <span class="hebrew">אֶת</span>, in the latter part of this verse, before the names of the wives. The sentence then would translate, "after his sending away [whether by divorce or not] Hushim and Baara his wives." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Shaharaim</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׁחֲרַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ša·ḥă·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7842.htm">Strong's 7842: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaharaim -- 'two dawns', a Benjamite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had sons</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלִיד֙</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the country</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(biś·ḏêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had divorced</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁלְח֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(šil·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wives</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָֽׁיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hushim</span><br /><span class="heb">חוּשִׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥū·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2366.htm">Strong's 2366: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hushim -- an Israelite woman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Baara.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲרָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1199.htm">Strong's 1199: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baara -- an Israelite woman</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 8:8 Shaharaim became the father of children (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 8:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 8:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 8:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 8:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>