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1 Chronicles 4:13

Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons, Hathath and Meonothai.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hathath;   Kenaz;   Othniel;   Seraiah;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Hathath;   Seraiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hathath;   Othniel;   Seraiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hathath;   Kenaz;   Kenizzite;   Seraiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hathath;   Kenizzites;   Seraiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hathath ;   Kenaz ;   Othniel ;   Seraiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Othniel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ha'thath;   Oth'ni-El;   Sera'iah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hathath;   Jephunneh;   Kenaz;   Meonothai;   Othniel;   Seraiah;   Uknaz;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Kenaz;   Othniel;   Seraiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Kenaz: `Otni'el, and Serayah. The sons of `Otni'el: Hatat.
King James Version
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
English Standard Version
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
New Century Version
The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai.
New English Translation
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
World English Bible
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah, and the sonne of Othniel, Hathath.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
Contemporary English Version
Kenaz was the father of Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel had two sons: Hathath and Meonothai,
Complete Jewish Bible
The sons of K'naz: ‘Otni'el and S'rayah. The son of ‘Otni'el: Hatat.
Darby Translation
—And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Easy-to-Read Version
The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai.
George Lamsa Translation
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Jophaniah. The name of his first-born was Elah, and the name of the second was Naam, and the name of the third was Kenaz, and the name of the fourth was Ashiph, and the name of the fifth was Jamoael, and the name of the sixth was Jahrob.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the son of Othniel was Hathath.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Kenas were: Athniel and Saraia. The childre of Athniel were, Hathath.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Kenas: Othniel, and Saraia: And the sonne of Othniel was, Hathath.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
King James Version (1611)
And the sonnes of Kenaz: Othniel, and Saraia: and the sonnes of Othniel, Hathath.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.
English Revised Version
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the sones of Cenez weren Othonyel, and Saraia.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
New King James Version
The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath, [fn]
New Living Translation
The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai.
New Life Bible
The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's son was Hathath.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the sons of Kenaz, were Othniel, and Seraiah, - and, the sons of Othniel, Hathath.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Kenaz: Oth'ni-el and Serai'ah; and the sons of Oth'ni-el: Hathath and Meo'nothai.
Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.
THE MESSAGE
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.

Contextual Overview

11 Caleb, the brother of Shuhah, had a son, Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton, 12 who had three sons: Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the founder of the city of Nahash. The descendants of these men lived in Recah. 13 Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons, Hathath and Meonothai. 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of Handcraft Valley, where all the people were skilled workers. 15 Caleb son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And Elah was the father of Kenaz. 16 Jehallelel had four sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17Ezrah had four sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, a daughter of the king of Egypt, and they had a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah founded the town of Eshtemoa. Mered also married a woman from the tribe of Judah, and they had three sons: Jered, who founded the town of Gedor; Heber, founder of the town of Soco; and Jekuthiel, founder of the town of Zanoah. 19 Hodiah married the sister of Naham. Their descendants founded the clan of Garm, which lived in the town of Keilah, and the clan of Maacath, which lived in the town of Eshtemoa. 20 Shimon had four sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. Ishi had two sons: Zoheth and Benzoheth. 21 Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Kenaz: Joshua 15:17, Judges 1:13, Judges 3:9-11

Hathath: or, Hathath and Meonathai, who begat, etc

Reciprocal: Judges 3:11 - Othniel 1 Chronicles 27:15 - Othniel

Cross-References

Job 15:22
They have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them,
Revelation 16:9
They were burned by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues. But they would not turn from their sins and praise his greatness.
Revelation 16:11
and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not turn from their evil ways.
Revelation 16:21
Huge hailstones, each weighing as much as a hundred pounds, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because it was such a terrible plague.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the sons of Kenaz,.... Who was either the son of Chelub, or of Eshton:

Othniel, and Seraiah; the first of these is he who is mentioned, Joshua 15:17 and was the first judge in Israel:

and the son of Othniel, Hathath; and the next mentioned.


 
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