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Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 4:5

But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ashur;   Helah;   Naarah;   Polygamy;   Tekoa;   Thompson Chain Reference - Foes of the Home;   Home;   Polygamy;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Helah;   Naarah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ashur;   Helah;   Hepher;   Jehu;   Naarah;   Tekoa;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ashhur;   Naarah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ashhur;   Chronicles, I;   Helah;   Naarah;   Tekoa;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ashur ;   Helah ;   Naarah ;   Tekoa ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ash'ur;   He'lah;   Na'arah;   Teko'a,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ashhur;   Helah;   Jebus;   Naarah (1);   Tekoa;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Caleb;   Miriam;   Polygamy;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Hebrew Names Version
Ashshur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Hel'ah and Na`arah.
King James Version
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
English Standard Version
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
New Century Version
Tekoa's father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives named Helah and Naarah.
New English Translation
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Amplified Bible
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
New American Standard Bible
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
World English Bible
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Legacy Standard Bible
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Berean Standard Bible
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Contemporary English Version
Ashhur, who settled the town of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
Complete Jewish Bible
Ashur the father of T'koa had two wives, Hel'ah and Na‘arah.
Darby Translation
—And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Tekoa's father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives. Their names were Helah and Naarah.
George Lamsa Translation
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives.
Good News Translation
Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Lexham English Bible
And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
Literal Translation
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ashur ye father of Thecoa had two wyues, Hellea & Naera:
American Standard Version
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Bible in Basic English
And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ashur the father of Thekoa had two wyues: Helah, and Naarah.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
King James Version (1611)
And Ashur the father of Tekoa, had two wiues: Helah, & Naarah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.
English Revised Version
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli Assur, the fadir of Thecue, hadde twei wyues, Haala, and Naara;
Update Bible Version
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
New King James Version
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
New Living Translation
Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah.
New Life Bible
Tekoa's father Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
New Revised Standard
Ashhur father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Ashhur the father of Tekoa, had two wives, - Helah, and Naarah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:
Revised Standard Version
Ashhur, the father of Teko'a, had two wives, Helah and Na'arah;
Young's Literal Translation
And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;
THE MESSAGE
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari—Naarah's children. Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, and Koz, who had Anub, Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Contextual Overview

1 The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites. 3 And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi. 4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sonnes of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem. 5 But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, and Naarah. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah. 7 And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan. 8 Also Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum. 9 But Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him in sorowe. 10 And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, If thou wilt blesse me in deede, and enlarge my coastes, and if thine hand be with me, and thou wilt cause me to be deliuered from euill, that I be not hurt. And God graunted the thing that he asked.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Chronicles 2:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:20 - the 2 Chronicles 20:20 - Tekoa

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.
Genesis 4:11
Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thine hand.
Genesis 31:2
Also Iaakob beheld the countenance of Laban, that it was not towards him as in times past:
Genesis 31:5
Then sayde hee vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not towardes me as it was wont, and the God of my father hath bene with me.
Numbers 16:15
Then Moses waxed verie angry, and saide vnto the Lord, Looke not vnto their offring: I haue not taken so much as an asse from them, neither haue I hurt any of them.
Job 5:2
Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote.
Psalms 20:3
Let him remember all thine offerings, and turne thy burnt offerings into asshes. Selah:
Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawfull for me to do as I will with mine owne? Is thine eye euil, because I am good?
Acts 13:45
But when the Iewes saw the people, they were full of enuie, and spake against those things, which were spoken of Paul, contrarying them, and railing on them.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain, by the which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ashur the father of Tekoa,.... A son of Hezron by Abiah, 1 Chronicles 2:24

had two wives, Helah and Naarah; as Lamech had, polygamy not being reckoned unlawful in those times.


 
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