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These were the descendants of[a] the ancestor of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and their sister’s name was Hazzelelponi.

Penuel fathered Gedor and Ezer fathered Hushah.

These were the descendants of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn, who fathered Bethlehem: Tekoa’s father Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:3 The Heb. lacks the descendants of; MT reads fathers

These were the sons[a] of Etam:

Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.

These were the descendants of Hur,(A) the firstborn of Ephrathah and father[b] of Bethlehem.(B)

Ashhur(C) the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:3 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:4 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere.