1 Chronicles 2:44

Easy-to-Read Version

Shema was Raham's father. Raham was Jorkeam's father. Rekem was Shammai's father.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai.

Hebrew Names Version
Shema became the father of Racham, the father of Yorke`am; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

King James Version
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

English Standard Version
Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.

New Century Version
Shema was the father of Raham, who was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

New English Translation
Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

Amplified Bible
Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem became the father of Shammai.

New American Standard Bible
Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.

World English Bible
Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Shema begate Raham the father of Iorkoam: and Rekem begate Shammai.

Legacy Standard Bible
Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

Berean Standard Bible
Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

Contemporary English Version
Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai,

Complete Jewish Bible
Shema fathered Racham the father of Yorke‘am, and Rekem fathered Shamai.

Darby Translation
And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem begot Shammai;

George Lamsa Translation
And Auphnah, Calebs concubine, bore Horan,

Good News Translation
Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem, Shema's brother, was the father of Shammai,

Lexham English Bible
And Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem fathered Shammai.

Literal Translation
And Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkoam. And Rekem fathered Shammai.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sama begat Raham ye father of Iarkaam. Rekem begat Samai.

American Standard Version
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begat Shammai.

Bible in Basic English
And Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sama begat Raham the father of Ierkoam, and Rekem begat Sammai.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begot Shammai.

King James Version (1611)
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Iorkoam: and Rekem begate Shammai.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samaa begot Raem the father of Jeclan: and Jeclan begot Samai.

English Revised Version
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begat Shammai.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Samma gendride Raam, the fadir of Jerechaam; and Recem gendride Semei.

Update Bible Version
And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begot Shammai.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

New King James Version
Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai.

New Living Translation
Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

New Life Bible
Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

New Revised Standard
Shema became father of Raham, father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Shema, begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam, - and, Rekem, begat Shammai.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samma begot Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem begot Sammai.

Revised Standard Version
Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jor'ke-am; and Rekem was the father of Sham'mai.

Young's Literal Translation
And Shema begat Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begat Shammai.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Caleb was Hezron's son. Caleb had children with his wife Azubah. Azubah was the daughter of Jerioth. Azubah's sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Caleb and Ephrath had a son. They named him Hur. ²⁰ Hur was Uri's father. Uri was Bezalel's father. ²¹ Later when Hezron was 60 years old, he married Makir's daughter. Makir was the father of Gilead. Hezron had sexual relations with Makir's daughter, and she gave birth to Segub. ²² Segub was Jair's father. Jair had 23 cities in the country of Gilead. ²³ But Geshur and Aram took Jair's villages. Among them were Kenath and the small towns around it. There were 60 small towns in all. All these towns belonged to the sons of Makir, the father of Gilead. ²⁴ After Hezron died in the town of Caleb Ephrathah, his wife Abijah had his son, who was named Ashhur. Ashhur was the father of Tekoa. ²⁵ Jerahmeel was Hezron's first son. Jerahmeel's sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Ram was Jerahmeel's first son. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Onam's mother was Atarah. ²⁷ Jerahmeel's first son, Ram, had sons. They were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Raham: i.e. compassionate, [Strong's H7357]

Jorkoam: i.e. paleness or spreading of the people, [Strong's H3421]. 1 Chronicles 2:44

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam,.... Which Hillerus s takes to be the name of a city in the tribe of Judah; and Jarchi's note is, that wherever the word "father" is here used, it is to be understood of the prince of a city that follows:

and Rekem begat Shammai; there is a descendant of Jerahmeel, the brother of Caleb, of this name, 1 Chronicles 2:28.

s Onomast. Sacr. p. 329.