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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 4:5

Tekoa's father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives named Helah 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 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues, Heleah, 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 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Reaiah was Shobal's son. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the family groups of the Zorathite people. 3Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah. Hur was the leader of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. 5 Tekoa's father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives named Helah and Naarah. 6 The sons of Ashhur and Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah. 7 Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the Aharhel family group. Aharhel was the son of Harum. 9 There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, "I was in much pain when I gave birth to him." 10 Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Please do good things for me and give me more land. Stay with me, and don't let anyone hurt me. Then I won't have any pain." And God did what Jabez had 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
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 4:11
And now you will be cursed in your work with the ground, the same ground where your brother's blood fell and where your hands killed him.
Genesis 31:2
Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.
Genesis 31:5
He said to them, "I have seen that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God of my father has been with me.
Numbers 16:15
Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord , "Don't accept their gifts. I have not taken anything from them, not even a donkey, and I have not done wrong to any of them."
Job 5:2
Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid.
Psalms 20:3
May he remember all your offerings and accept all your sacrifices. Selah
Matthew 20:15
I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good to those people?'
Acts 13:45
Seeing the crowd, the Jewish people became very jealous and said insulting things and argued against what Paul said.
Hebrews 11:4
It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God said he was pleased with the gifts Abel offered and called Abel a good man because of his faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

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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