1 Chronicles 2:34

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 2:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
1 Chronicles 2:34 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, etc.] And but one of that sort, whose name was Ahlai, (<130231>1 Chronicles 2:31) the plural being put here for the singular; or, if that is the name of a son, as some think, he died in his father’s lifetime, and left no issue; so that there only remained daughters, and it seems but one by the next verse: and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha; one born in his house, and brought up by him, and a proselyte, such an one as Eliezer in Abraham’s family.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Sheshan had no sons, but daughters--either he had no sons alive at his death, or his family consisted wholly of daughters, of whom Ahlai (Ch1 2:31) was one, she being specially mentioned on account of the domestic relations about to be noted.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“no sons: Num 27:3, Num 27:4, Num 27:8 but daughters: Num 36:2, Num 36:10, Num 36:11 Jarha: i.e. increasing moon, \[Strong's H3398\], Ch1 2:35 1 Chronicles 2:35”
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