1 Chronicles 2 · Verse 55

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.
1 Chronicles 2:55, King James Version

1 Chronicles 2:55 in other translations

BSBBethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
WEBThe families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
ASVAnd the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
YLTand the families of the scribes the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They are the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab.
DARBYand the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tireathites, the Shimeathites, the Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
BBEAnd the families of scribes who were living at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites, the offspring of Hammath, the father of the family of Rechab.
WebsterAnd the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

What does 1 Chronicles 2:55 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
55. 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 (1Ch 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 (Jud 4:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 1Chr 4:9-10 (note). Is the above explanation of Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Suchathites, the Targumist refers to the import of the Hebrew roots, whence these names are derived. See 1Chr 4:10. In this chapter many names of cities are given as the names of men.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 2:55 in the original Hebrew

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וּמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתu.mish.pe.Chotand [the] clans ofH4940
סֹפְרִים֙so.fe.Rim[the] SophritesH5608
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.vu[who were] dwellingH3427
יַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.Betzof JabezH3258
תִּרְעָתִ֥יםtir.'a.TimTirathitesH8654
שִׁמְעָתִ֖יםshim.'a.TimShimeathitesH8101
שׂוּכָתִ֑יםsu.kha.TimSucathitesH7756
הֵ֚מָּהHe.mahthey [were]H1992
הַקִּינִ֣יםha.ki.Nimthe KenitesH7017
הַבָּאִ֔יםha.ba.'Imwho cameH935
מֵחַמַּ֖תme.cha.Matfrom HammathH2575
אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi[the] father ofH1
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
רֵכָֽב\׃\ \סre.KhavRechabH7394

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 2:55

  • 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 of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

  • 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 heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

  • 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 wine to drink. Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. …

  • 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 tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

  • 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 all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

  • 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 him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

  • Jeremiah 8:8

    How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

  • 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. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the scribes.
Ezr 7:6; Jer 8:8
Jabez.
4:9,10
Kenites.
Jud 1:16; 4:11; 1Sa 15:6
Rechab.
2Ki 10:15; Jer 35:2-8,19

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 2:54

    The sons of Salma; Beth–lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

  • 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.

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1 Chronicles 2:55 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y las familias de los escribas, que moraban en Jabes, fueron los Thiratheos, Simatheos, Sucatheos; los cuales son los Cineos que vinieron de Hamath, padre de la casa de Rechâb.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et les familles des scribes, habitant Jahbets: les Tirhathiens, les Shimhathiens, les Sucathiens. Ceux-là sont les Kéniens, qui sont sortis de Hammath, père de la maison de Récab.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und die Geschlechter der Schreiber, welche Jabez bewohnten: die Tirathiter, die Schimathiter, die Sukathiter. Das sind die Keniter, die von Hammath, dem Vater des Hauses Rekab, herkommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		cognationes quoque scribarum habitantium in Jabes, canentes atque resonantes, et in tabernaculis commorantes. Hi sunt Cinæi, qui venerunt de Calore patris domus Rechab.