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1 Chronicles 7:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 7:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
1 Chronicles 7:19 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
20And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,
21and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the sons of Shemida, etc.] Another son of Gilead’s sister, unless the same with Ishod; from him sprung the family of the Shemidaites, (<042630>Numbers 26:30) were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam; from Shechem came the family of the Shethemites, as from Likhi, if he is the same with Helek, as probably he may be, was the family of the Helekites, (<042630>Numbers 26:30,31).”
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