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1 Chronicles 4:21-23

King James Version (KJV)

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21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were], Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, 22. And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And [these are] ancient things. 23. These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

1 Chronicles 4:21-23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 4:21

Theological / Devotional

The sons of Shelah. Verses 21-23 give a brief account of the families of Shelah.

Mareshah. An important city of Judah (Joshua 15:44), now Tell Sandahannah, 13 mi. northwest of Hebron.

Wrought fine linen. Such occupations in ancient times were commonly confined to hereditary guilds.

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