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1 Chronicles 8:7

And Naaman and Ahijah and Gera; and Iglaam was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahiah;   Ahihud;   Ahijah;   Ahoah;   Ehud;   Gera;   Naaman;   Uzza;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Gera;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahihud;   Ahijah;   Ehi;   Manahath;   Uzza;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahiah;   Ahihud;   Ahijah;   Ahoah;   Gera;   Heglam;   Uzza;   Uzzah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Achiacharus;   Ahihud;   Ahijah;   Chronicles, I;   Gera;   Uzza;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahiah ;   Ahihud ;   Gera ;   Naaman ;   Uzza, Uzzah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahiah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'ah;   Ahi'hud;   Aho'ah;   Uz'za;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahiah;   Ahihud;   Ahijah;   Gera;   Uzza;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ahiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ahijah, Ahiah, Ahijahu;   Gera;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera deported them and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Hebrew Names Version
and Na`aman, and Achiyah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Achichud.
King James Version
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
English Standard Version
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
New Century Version
Ehud's descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera forced them to leave. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
New English Translation
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who moved them. Gera was the father of Uzzah and Ahihud.
Amplified Bible
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he forced them into exile; he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
New American Standard Bible
namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he exiled them; and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
World English Bible
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he caryed them away captiues: and he begate Vzza, and Ahihud.
Legacy Standard Bible
namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he took them away into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Berean Standard Bible
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who led them into exile and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Complete Jewish Bible
those who carried them off were Na‘aman, Achiyah and Gera): he fathered ‘Uzah and Achichud.
Darby Translation
even Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera; he removed them), and he begot Uzza and Ahihud.
George Lamsa Translation
Abishua, Naaman, and Ahiah,
Lexham English Bible
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who took them away. And he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
Literal Translation
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he exiled them. And Ehud fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
namely Naeman, Ahia and Gera, the same caryed them awaye, and begat Vsa and Ahihud.
American Standard Version
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive; and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Naaman, Ahia, and Gera, which Gera caryed them away, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, were they that carried them captive--and he begot Uzza, and Ahihud.
King James Version (1611)
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he remooued them, and begate Uzza, and Ahihud.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Nooma, and Achia and Gera, he removed them, and he begot Aza, and Jachicho.
English Revised Version
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive; and he begat Uzza and Ahihud:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
Update Bible Version
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he begot Uzza and Ahihud.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
New King James Version
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera who forced them to move. He begot Uzza and Ahihud.
New Living Translation
Ehud's sons were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera, who led them into exile, was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
New Life Bible
Their names were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
New Revised Standard
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, as for Naaman and Ahijah and Gera, the same, carried them captive, - and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera he removed them, and begot Oza, and Ahiud.
Revised Standard Version
Na'aman, Ahi'jah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahi'hud.
Young's Literal Translation
and Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza and Ahihud.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera—he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Contextual Overview

1 And Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And Bela had sons, Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud, 4 And Abishua and Naaman and Ahoah 5 And Gera and Shephuphan and Huram. 6 And these are the sons of Ehud, heads of families of those living in Geba: Iglaam and Alemeth 7 And Naaman and Ahijah and Gera; and Iglaam was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of the Moabites after driving out Hushim and Beerah his wives; 9 And by Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab and Zibia and Mesha and Malcam. 10 And Jeuz and Shachia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Leviticus 11:15
Every raven, and birds of that sort;
1 Kings 17:4
The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.
1 Kings 17:6
And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink.
Job 38:41
Who gives in the evening the meat he is searching for, when his young ones are crying to God; when the young lions with loud noise go wandering after their food?
Psalms 147:9
He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera,.... Or, to wit, Naaman, c. so the words are to be connected with

these are the sons or Ehud, in the preceding verse:

he removed them to the above place, that is, either Gera, or rather Ehud, he advised them, directed and enjoined them to go thither, as being most convenient for them:

and he begat Uzza and Ahihud; after he had removed his other sons.


 
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