1 Chronicles 4:13
Another descendant of Judah was Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were ◄craftsmen/men who were experts in making things►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 15:17Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter to him.
Judges 3:9But when they pleaded to Yahweh to help them, he gave them a leader to rescue them. He was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 4:12-24
Genealogies. ( b. c. 1420.) 11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. 12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah. 13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even… Read the whole commentary →