King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 8:11 Mean?
“And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.”
Context
9
And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10
And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
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And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12
The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
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Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **And of Hushim he begat** . . .—The offspring of Shaharaim by Hushim before her divorce; in other words, two offshoots of the clan Shaharaim settled in the vicinity of Lod or Lydda (1Chronicles 8:12), which took no part in the emigration to Moab.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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