1 Chronicles 4 · Verse 14

1 Chronicles 4:14

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 4:14, King James Version

1 Chronicles 4:14 in other translations

BSBMeonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
WEBMeonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
ASVAnd Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
YLTAnd Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.
DARBYAnd Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.
BBEAnd Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.
WebsterAnd Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.

What does 1 Chronicles 4:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Joab, the father of the valley of Carashim--literally, "the father of the inhabitants of the valley"--"the valley of craftsmen," as the word denotes. They dwelt together, according to a custom which, independently of any law, extensively prevails in Eastern countries for persons of the same trade to inhabit the same street or the same quarter, and to follow the same occupation from father to son, through many generations. Their occupation was probably that of carpenters, and the valley where they lived seems to have been in the neighborhood of Jerusalem (Ne 11:35).

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

1 Chronicles 4:14 in the original Hebrew

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וּמְעוֹנֹתַ֖יu.me.'o.no.Taiand MeonothaiH4587
הוֹלִ֣ידho.Lidhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עָפְרָ֑ה'a.fe.RahOphrahH6084
וּשְׂרָיָ֗הu.se.ra.Yahand SeraiahH8304
הוֹלִ֤ידho.Lidhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יוֹאָב֙yo.'AvJoabH3097
אֲבִי֙'a.Vi[the] father ofH1
גֵּ֣יאgei'GeH1516
חֲרָשִׁ֔יםcha.ra.ShimHarashimH2798
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
חֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimcraftsmenH2796
הָיֽוּ\׃\ \פha.Yuthey wereH1961

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 4:14

  • 2 Kings 24:14

    And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

  • Nehemiah 11:35

    Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
valley. or, inhabitants of the valley. Charashim. that is,craftsmen.
2Ki 24:14; Ne 11:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 4:13

    And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:14

    And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:15

    And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

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1 Chronicles 4:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Maonathi, el cual engendró á Ophra: y Seraiah engendró á Joab, padre de los habitantes en el valle llamado de Carisim, porque fueron artífices.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Méonothaï engendra Ophra; et Seraïa engendra Joab, père de la vallée des artisans; car ils étaient artisans.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Meonothai zeugte Ophra; und Seraja zeugte Joab, den Vater des Tales der Werkleute, denn sie waren Werkleute. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Maonathi genuit Ophra, Saraia autem genuit Joab patrem Vallis artificum: ibi quippe artifices erant.