SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:24

Section 3:24-27

Noah’s son Shem was the ancestor of Abraham

1:24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

So, Shem ⌊was the father of⌋ Arphaxad. ⌊Arphaxad was the father of⌋ Shelah.
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This means that Shem ⌊had a son named⌋ Arphaxad ⌊and Arphaxad had a son named⌋ Shelah.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:2

2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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⌊The rest of Israel’s sons⌋ were Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:34

2:34a Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters;

Sheshan did not have sons. He had only daughters.
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Sheshan had only daughters. He did not have any sons.

2:34b but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

However, he had an Egyptian servant called Jarha.
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Sheshan had an Egyptian servant. He was named Jarha.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 3:11

3:11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

Jehoshaphat had a son called Joram. Jehoram had a son called Ahaziah, and Ahaziah had a son named Joash.
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Joram was the son of Jehoshaphat, and Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram. Ahaziah had a son called Joash.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:19

4:19a The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were

The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were ⌊the following⌋ .
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Naham’s sister was married to Hodiah. She had sons.

4:19b the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

Keilah the Garmite’s father and Eshtemoa the Maacathite’s father.
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⌊Among them were⌋ the ancestors of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

4:19a-b (combined)

Hodiah’s wife was Naham’s sister. The sons of Hodiah’s wife were the fathers of Keilah and Eshtemoa. Keilah’s descendants were called Garmites and Eshtemoa’s descendants were called Maacathites. (Easy English Bible)
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Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group. The other son was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 5:8

5:8a and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel.

and Bela, the son of Azaz and the grandson of Shema, of the clan of Joel. (GNTD)
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and Bela. Bela’s father was Azaz. Azaz’s father was Shema and Shema’s father was Joel.

5:8b They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

This clan lived in Aroer and the ⌊nothern⌋ territory up to Nebo and Baal-meon.
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This clan lived in an area from Aroer ⌊in the south⌋ up to Nebo and Baal-meon ⌊in the north⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:14

6:14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

Azariah’s son was Seraiah. Seraiah’s son was Jozadak.
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Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jozadak.

6:4–14 (combined)

Eleazar’s descendants included Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, Ahimaaz, Azariah, Johanan, Azariah the priest who served in the temple built by King Solomon, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, Shallum, Hilkiah, Azariah, Seraiah, and Jehozadak. (Contemporary English Version)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:46

6:46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

⌊Hilkiah was⌋ the son of Amzi. ⌊Amzi was⌋ the son of Bani. ⌊Bani was⌋ s the son of Shemer.
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⌊Hilkiah’s⌋ father ⌊was⌋ Amzi. Amzi’s father ⌊was⌋ Bani. Bani’s father ⌊was⌋ Shemer.
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Amzi, Bani, Shemer,

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020