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and she bare him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha in marriage, and she bore to him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant in marriage, and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant in marriage, and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as a wife, and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as a wife; she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore Attai to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore Attai to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Sheshan let Jarha marry one of his daughters. She gave birth to Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to whom he gave one of his daughters in marriage. They had a son named Attai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife; and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Sheshan gives his daughter to his servant Jarha for a wife, and she bears Attai to him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Sheshan giveth his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife, and she beareth to him Attai;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Sheshan will give his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife; and she will bear to him Attai.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so he gave to him his daughter as wife, who bore to him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha; and she bore him Attai.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Dabir,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And had given him Shushan his daughter for a wife, and she bore to him, Atti.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bore him Attai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Sosan gave his daughter to Jochel his servant to wife; and she bore him Ethi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/2-35.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=603" 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/2.htm">The Sons of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8348.htm" title="8348: šê·šān (N-proper-ms) -- A man of Judah. Perhaps for shuwshan; lily; Sheshan, an Israelite.">Sheshan</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bit·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">gave his daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">in marriage</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·’iš·šāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to his servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3398.htm" title="3398: lə·yar·ḥā‘ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An Egyptian slave. Probably of Egyptian origin; Jarcha, an Egyptian.">Jarha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">and she bore</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6262.htm" title="6262: ‘at·tāy (N-proper-ms) -- Three Isr. For ittiy; Attai, the name of three Israelites.">Attai.</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,…<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="/numbers/36-6.htm">Numbers 36:6-9</a></span><br />This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father. / No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. / Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Ruth 4:10</a></span><br />Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a></span><br />After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a></span><br />And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-15</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a></span><br />Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></span><br />There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bore him Attai.</p><p class="hdg">Sheshan.</p><p class="hdg">his daughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-31.htm">1 Chronicles 2:31</a></b></br> And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.</p><p class="hdg">Attai.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-36.htm">1 Chronicles 2:36</a></b></br> And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/12-11.htm">1 Chronicles 12:11</a></b></br> Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">2 Chronicles 11:20</a></b></br> And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-36.htm">1 Chronicles 2:36</a></b></br> And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35</a></b></br> And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.</p><p class="hdg">(2) One who came to David to Ziklan,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/12-11.htm">1 Chronicles 12:11</a></b></br> Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">2 Chronicles 11:20</a></b></br> And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">Attai</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-29.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-29.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-29.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-21.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Jarha</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-9.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Sheshan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-29.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/2-36.htm">Attai</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-46.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-6.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-46.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-49.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Jarha</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-49.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-31.htm">Sheshan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-8.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-49.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">The sons of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">The posterity of Judah by Tamar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-13.htm">The children of Jesse.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-18.htm">The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-21.htm">Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-25.htm">Jerahmeel's posterity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Sheshan's posterity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-42.htm">Another branch of Caleb's posterity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-50.htm">The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur.</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'; 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This passage highlights a unique situation where Sheshan, having no sons, gives his daughter in marriage to his Egyptian servant, Jarha. This act reflects the cultural and legal practices of inheritance and marriage in ancient Israel, where lineage and property were typically passed through male heirs. The decision to marry his daughter to a servant, especially an Egyptian, underscores the flexibility within the social structures of the time, possibly indicating Jarha's esteemed position within Sheshan's household. This marriage also illustrates the integration of foreigners into Israelite society, a theme seen elsewhere in the Old Testament, such as in the stories of Rahab and Ruth.<p><b>and she bore to him Attai</b><br>The birth of Attai to Sheshan's daughter and Jarha signifies the continuation of Sheshan's lineage despite the absence of a direct male heir. Attai's inclusion in the genealogical record emphasizes the importance of maintaining family lines and inheritance rights. This event also reflects the broader biblical theme of God's providence in preserving the tribes of Israel, ensuring that each family line continues despite obstacles. The mention of Attai connects to the larger narrative of God's faithfulness to His covenant people, as seen throughout the genealogies in Chronicles, which trace the lineage from Adam through the tribes of Israel, ultimately leading to the lineage of David and the anticipated Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheshan.htm">Sheshan</a></b><br>A member of the tribe of Judah, specifically from the family of Jerahmeel. He had no sons, only daughters, which was significant in the context of inheritance and lineage in ancient Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jarha.htm">Jarha</a></b><br>An Egyptian servant of Sheshan. His marriage to Sheshan's daughter is notable because it reflects a crossing of cultural and social boundaries, as he was not an Israelite by birth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/attai.htm">Attai</a></b><br>The son born to Sheshan's daughter and Jarha. His birth signifies the continuation of Sheshan's lineage through an unconventional means.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_lineage.htm">God's Sovereignty in Lineage</a></b><br>God's plans often transcend human traditions and expectations. Sheshan's lineage continued through unconventional means, showing that God's purposes are not limited by human constraints.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_social_barriers.htm">Breaking Social Barriers</a></b><br>The marriage of Sheshan's daughter to Jarha, an Egyptian, illustrates the breaking of social and ethnic barriers. This can encourage believers to embrace diversity within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_legacy.htm">Inheritance and Legacy</a></b><br>The account highlights the importance of spiritual inheritance and legacy. Believers are called to consider how they can pass on their faith and values to the next generation, even in unexpected ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_uncertainty.htm">Faithfulness in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Sheshan's decision to give his daughter in marriage to Jarha reflects trust in God's provision. Believers are encouraged to remain faithful and trust God in uncertain situations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_14_8-17_and_2_sam_5.htm">1 Chronicles 14:8-17 - How do we reconcile any discrepancies between this account of David's battles with the Philistines and the parallel text in 2 Samuel 5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_elhanan_kill_goliath's_brother.htm">1 Chronicles 20:5: Why does this text say Elhanan killed Goliath's brother, whereas 2 Samuel 21:19 seems to conflict about who killed Goliath?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_baasha_attack_judah_after_his_death.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 16:1 claim Baasha attacked Judah in Asa's thirty-sixth year if 1 Kings 15:33 indicates Baasha died years earlier?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35-41) The line of Sheshan-Jarha is pursued for thirteen generations of direct descent, but nothing is known of any of its members from any other source. Elishama, the last name (<a href="/1_chronicles/2-41.htm" title="And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.">1Chronicles 2:41</a>), is the twenty-fourth generation specified from Judah. The list thus extends over a period of at least 720 years; and if we reckon from the Exodus (circ. 1330 B.C.), we get B.C. 610 as an approximate date for Elishama. Now an Elishama was living about that time, who is mentioned (<a href="/jeremiah/36-12.htm" title="Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, see, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.">Jeremiah 36:12</a>) as one of the princes of Jehoiakim, king of Judah; <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm" title="Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.">Jeremiah 41:1</a> perhaps mentions the same person again, calling him "of the seed of the kingdom." It is at least a coincidence that several of the names recur in the house of David: Nathan (<a href="/1_chronicles/2-36.htm" title="And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,">1Chronicles 2:36</a>) in <a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm" title="And these were born to him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:">1Chronicles 3:5</a>; Obed, as David's grandfather in <a href="/1_chronicles/2-12.htm" title="And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,">1Chronicles 2:12</a>; Azariah, as a byname of King Uzziah, in <a href="/1_chronicles/3-12.htm" title="Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,">1Chronicles 3:12</a>; Shallum, as a son of Josiah, in <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm" title="And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.">1Chronicles 3:15</a>; Jekamiah, as a brother of Salathiel (Shealtiel), in <a href="/1_chronicles/3-18.htm" title="Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.">1Chronicles 3:18</a>; and Elishama, as a son of David, in <a href="/1_chronicles/3-8.htm" title="And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.">1Chronicles 3:8</a>--a coincidence of six out of thirteen names. The passage Deut. Xxiii. 7, 8 rules that in the third generation persons of Egyptian blood are to be treated as full Israelites. This whole section proves that an Egyptian element was recognised in Judah. (Com<a href="/exodus/12-38.htm" title="And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.">Exodus 12:38</a>; <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm" title="And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?">Numbers 11:4</a>.) Even the name Jarha has an Egyptian cast (comp. <span class= "ital">lar?,</span> the Memphitic name of the Nile, with the Vulg. spelling of the word Jeraa); perhaps it is <span class= "ital">Iar-aa,</span> great river, (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the Nile). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/2-35.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">Sheshan</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁשָׁ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(šê·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8348.htm">Strong's 8348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sheshan -- a man of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave his daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bit·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in marriage</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jarha,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַרְחָ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yar·ḥā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3398.htm">Strong's 3398: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jarha -- an Egyptian slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she bore</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֥לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine 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">to him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Attai.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6262.htm">Strong's 6262: </a> </span><span class="str2">Attai -- three Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">1 Chronicles 2:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/2-35.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 2:35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 2:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 2:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 2:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 2:36" /></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>