1 Chronicles 2:55 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
1 Chronicles 2:55
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
a family · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct
scribes
סֹפְרִים֙so.fe.Rim
H5608
properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
dwelt
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.vu
H3427
properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
Jabez
יַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.Betz
H3258
Jabets · proper noun, a place name
Tirathites
תִּרְעָתִ֥יםtir.'a.Tim
H8654
a Tirathite or inhabitant of an unknown Tirah · proper noun, a place name
Shimeathites
שִׁמְעָתִ֖יםshim.'a.Tim
H8101
a Shimathite (collectively) or descendants of Shimah · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Suchathites
שׂוּכָתִ֑יםsu.kha.Tim
H7756
a Sukathite or descendant of an unknown Israelite named… · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
These
הֵ֚מָּהHe.mah
H1992
they (only used when emphatic) · personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural
Kenites
הַקִּינִ֣יםha.ki.Nim
H7017
a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
came
הַבָּאִ֔יםha.ba.'Im
H935
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Hemath
חֲמָתChămâth
H2574
Chamath
father
אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi
H1
father · noun, common masculine singular construct
house
בֵיתveit-
H1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Rechab
רֵכָֽבre.Khav
H7394
Rekab · proper noun, a man's name
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Judges 1:16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness o…
2 Kings 10:15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine…
Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his t…
Jeremiah 35:2-8 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them…
Jeremiah 35:19 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
1 Samuel 15:6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to…
1 Chronicles 4:9-10 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Ezra 7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 2:18–end
The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else. It should seem, the tribe of Judah were more full and exact in their genealogies than any other of the tribes, in which we must acknowledge a special providence, for the clearing of the genealogy of Christ. 1. Here we find Bezaleel, who was head-workman in building the tabernacle, Exo 31:2. 2. Hezron, who was the son of Pharez (Ch1 2:5), was the father of all this progeny, his sons, Caleb and Jerahmeel, being very fruitful, and he himself likewise, even in his old ag…
the families of the scribes--either civil or ecclesiastical officers of the Kenite origin, who are here classed with the tribe of Judah, not as being descended from it, but as dwelling within its territory, and in a measure incorporated with its people.
Jabez--a place in Judah (Ch1 4:9).
Kenites that came of Hemath--who settled in Judah, and were thus distinguished from another division of the Kenite clan which dwelt in Manasseh (Jdg 4:11).
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Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 2:55
The families - "The families of the Rechabites, the sons of Eliezer the son of Misco, the disciple of Jabez; he was Othniel, the son of Kenaz. And he was called Jabez, because in his council he instituted a school of disciples; they were called Tirathim, because in their hymns their voice was like trumpets; and Shimathim, because in hearing they lifted up their faces, i.e., in prayer; and Suchathim, because they were overshadowed by the Spirit of prophecy. These Salmaei were the children of Zipporah, who were numbered among the Levites who came from the stock of Moses, the master of Israel, whose righteousness profited them more than chariots and horses." - T. See on Ch1 4:9-10 (note).
Is th…
Dan — A judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s maid (Gen. 30:6, “God hath judged me”, Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, “Dan shall judge his…
Hemath — A Kenite (1 Chr. 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.
Jabez — Affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that “God granted him that which he requested” (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
Jehonadab — Jehovah is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels. (1.) A son of Shimeah, and nephew of David. It was he who gave the fatal wicked advice to Amnon, the heir to the throne (2 Sam. 13:3-6). He was very…
Kenites — Smiths, the name of a tribe inhabiting the desert lying between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. Jethro was of this tribe (Judg. 1:16). He is called a “Midianite” (Num. 10:29), and…
Rechab — Horseman, or chariot. (1.) One of Ishbosheth’s “captains of bands” or leaders of predatory troops (2 Sam. 4:2). (2.) The father of Jehonadab, who was the father of the Rechabites (2 Kings 10:15, 23;…
Rechabites — The descendants of Rechab through Jonadab or Jehonadab. They belonged to the Kenites, who accompanied the children of Israel into Palestine, and dwelt among them. Moses married a Kenite wife (Judg.…
Suchathites — one of the families of scribes at Jabez. (1 Chronicles 2:55)
Tirathites, The — one of the three families of scribes residing at Jabez, (1 Chronicles 2:55) the others being the Shimeathites and Sucathites. The passage is hopelessly obscure.
Hemath · 2. An unknown per — 2. An unknown per
Jabez · 1. A city of the tribe of — 1. A city of the tribe of
John Gill on 1 Chronicles 2:55
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez,.... A city in Judah, the founder of which, perhaps, was Jabez, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:9 in which learned men dwelt:
the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites; who sprung from men whose names were Tira, Shimea, and Sucha; and if they were not the posterity of Salma, yet dwelt among his, and so are reckoned with them; perhaps the latter might have their name from dwelling in tents; the former clause may be rendered, "that dwelt with Jabez", who was their master, and they his scholars; in the Vulgate Latin version the words are rendered as appellatives, "singing and resounding, and dwelling in tents": Conrad Pellican, on the pl…
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez,.... A city in Judah, the founder of which, perhaps, was Jabez, mentioned in Ch1 4:9 in which learned men dwelt:
the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites; who sprung from men whose names were Tira, Shimea, and Sucha; and if they were not the posterity of Salma, yet dwelt among his, and so are reckoned with them; perhaps the latter might have their name from dwelling in tents; the former clause may be rendered, "that dwelt with Jabez", who was their master, and they his scholars; in the Vulgate Latin version the words are rendered as appellatives, "singing and resounding, and dwelling in tents": Conrad Pellican, on the place, goe…
Tekoa was a small Judean village southeast of Bethlehem (see also 4:5-8).
Rashi on 1 Chronicles 2:55
And the families of scholars, those who dwelt with Jabez Jabez’s company, over whom he ruled, as is written below (4:9): “And Jabez was more esteemed than his brothers.”
Tirathites, Shimathites, Suchathites All of these are names of their father’s house.
they are the Kinites And where do they live? They are surely the inhabitants of Cain, a name of a place, as is written (Jos. 15:57): “Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities...”
who were descended from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab who were descended from Hammath, who was of the house of Rechab, and they settled in Cain. Another interpretation: Jabez is the name of a city which belonged to Issachar, as it is written (Jos. 19:20)…
Kenites, The · The Rechabites descended from — The Rechabites descended from
Rechab · 2. Father of Jehonadab — 2. Father of Jehonadab
Rechabites · A family of Kenites — A family of Kenites
Scribes · Families celebrated for furnishing: Kenites — Families celebrated for furnishing: Kenites
Shimeathites · A family of scribes — A family of scribes
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
