Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. New Living Translation The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. English Standard Version The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Berean Standard Bible The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. King James Bible And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. New King James Version The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. New American Standard Bible The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. NASB 1995 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. NASB 1977 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. Legacy Standard Bible The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. Amplified Bible The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Christian Standard Bible Onam’s sons: Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons: Nadab and Abishur. Holman Christian Standard Bible Onam’s sons: Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons: Nadab and Abishur. American Standard Version And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur. Contemporary English Version Onam was the father of Shammai and Jada. Shammai was the father of Nadab and Abishur. English Revised Version And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada: and the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. GOD'S WORD® Translation Onam's sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai's sons were Nadab and Abishur. Good News Translation Onam had two sons, Shammai and Jada, and Shammai also had two sons, Nadab and Abishur. International Standard Version Onam's descendants were Shammai and Jada. Shammai's descendants were Nadab and Abishur. NET Bible The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. New Heart English Bible The sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur. Webster's Bible Translation And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThe sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. World English Bible The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Young's Literal Translation And sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Smith's Literal Translation And the sons of Onam will be Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur. Catholic Public Domain Version And Onam had sons: Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. New American Bible The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. New Revised Standard Version The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sons of Eunim were Sabi and Yuda, and the sons of Sabi: Nadab and Abishur. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada; and the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the sons of Ozom were, Samai, and Jadae: and the sons of Samai; Nadab, and Abisur. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sons of Israel…27The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.… Cross References Ruth 4:18-22 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, / Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, / Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, ... Matthew 1:1-6 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ... Luke 3:31-34 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, / the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, / the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ... 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” / “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ / Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.” ... 2 Samuel 2:4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” 2 Samuel 5:1-5 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. ... 1 Kings 2:11 The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ... 1 Chronicles 28:4 Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel. 2 Chronicles 10:16-19 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. / Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. ... Psalm 89:3-4 You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah Isaiah 11:1-2 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. Ezekiel 37:24-25 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. Hosea 3:5 Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. Treasury of Scripture And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur. Onam. 1 Chronicles 2:26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. Jump to Previous Abishur Jada Nadab Onam Shammai Sham'maiJump to Next Abishur Jada Nadab Onam Shammai Sham'mai1 Chronicles 2 1. The sons of Israel.3. The posterity of Judah by Tamar. 13. The children of Jesse. 18. The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron. 21. Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir. 25. Jerahmeel's posterity. 34. Sheshan's posterity. 42. Another branch of Caleb's posterity. 50. The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. Onam is a descendant of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage in Israelite culture, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promises through specific family lines. Shammai and Jada, as sons of Onam, are part of the broader narrative of the tribe of Judah, which is significant because Judah is the tribe from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would come. This connection underscores the messianic prophecy that the Messiah would come from the line of Judah (Genesis 49:10). The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Persons / Places / Events 1. OnamA descendant of Judah, Onam is part of the genealogical record that traces the lineage of the tribe of Judah. His inclusion highlights the importance of family heritage in Israel's history. 2. Shammai One of Onam's sons, Shammai is part of the genealogical line that contributes to the broader account of Judah's descendants. 3. Jada Another son of Onam, Jada is mentioned alongside his brother Shammai, indicating the continuation of the family line. 4. Nadab A son of Shammai, Nadab's mention signifies the ongoing lineage and the importance of family records in the chronicling of Israel's history. 5. Abishur Another son of Shammai, Abishur is part of the genealogical record, emphasizing the detailed nature of the chronicler's work in preserving Israel's heritage. Teaching Points The Importance of GenealogyThe genealogies in the Bible, such as in 1 Chronicles, remind us of the importance of heritage and God's faithfulness through generations. They show how God works through families and history to fulfill His promises. God's Faithfulness Across Generations The detailed records of family lines demonstrate God's ongoing faithfulness to His people. We can trust that God is at work in our own family histories and lives. The Role of Individuals in God's Plan Each person listed, no matter how briefly mentioned, played a role in the unfolding of God's redemptive plan. This encourages us to see our own lives as part of God's larger account. The Significance of Judah's Lineage The tribe of Judah is significant in biblical history, leading to King David and ultimately to Jesus Christ. This highlights the importance of understanding our spiritual heritage. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 1 Chronicles 2:28?2. How does 1 Chronicles 2:28 illustrate God's faithfulness to family lineage? 3. What can we learn about God's plan from the descendants listed here? 4. How does this genealogy connect to God's covenant with Abraham? 5. How can understanding biblical genealogies strengthen our faith in God's promises? 6. What role does family heritage play in our spiritual walk today? 7. What is the significance of Jerahmeel's lineage in 1 Chronicles 2:28? 8. How does 1 Chronicles 2:28 contribute to understanding Israel's tribal history? 9. Why are Hezron's descendants important in the context of 1 Chronicles 2:28? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 2? 11. How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)? 12. In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel? 13. 1 Chronicles 20:5: Why does this text say Elhanan killed Goliath's brother, whereas 2 Samuel 21:19 seems to conflict about who killed Goliath? 14. How can 2 Chronicles 16:1 claim Baasha attacked Judah in Asa's thirty-sixth year if 1 Kings 15:33 indicates Baasha died years earlier? What Does 1 Chronicles 2:28 Mean The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada“The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada.” (1 Chronicles 2:28a) • Onam appears in the Jerahmeel branch of the tribe of Judah (see 1 Chron 2:25–26). By naming his sons, the text affirms God’s ongoing fulfillment of His promise that Judah’s line would be fruitful (Genesis 49:8-10). • Shammai (“famous”) and Jada (“he knows”) serve as living witnesses that God remembers individuals, not merely tribes. This agrees with passages like Isaiah 49:16, where the Lord says He has engraved His people on the palms of His hands. • Genealogies function as legal proof of covenant identity. Later generations, such as the exiles returning to Judah in Ezra 2:59-62, depended on records like this to verify lineage and inheritance rights. • The verse also underscores family responsibility. Psalm 78:5-7 describes how each generation is to teach the next about God’s works; here, Shammai and Jada become new links in that teaching chain. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur “The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.” (1 Chronicles 2:28b) • Shammai’s two sons continue the multiplication theme of Genesis 17:6 (“I will make you exceedingly fruitful”). Each name marks another step toward the promised King who ultimately comes through Judah (Matthew 1:1-3). • Nadab (“generous”) and Abishur (“my father is a wall/fortress”) illustrate how parents in Israel often embedded testimony into their children’s names, echoing Joshua 24:15, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” • 1 Chron 2:29-32 shows Nadab’s brief line ending, while Abishur’s line extends. This mix of longevity and brevity reminds us that God controls both the length and impact of every lineage (Psalm 31:15). • The pattern of two sons also mirrors earlier pairings—Cain/Abel, Jacob/Esau—prompting reflection on personal faithfulness within a shared heritage (Romans 9:6-13). summary 1 Chronicles 2:28 is more than a roll call; it is a testimony that God tracks every branch of Judah’s family tree, confirming His covenant faithfulness. By recording Onam’s sons and Shammai’s sons in sequence, Scripture highlights the continuity of God’s promises, the personal worth of each family member, and the responsibility of every generation to pass on the faith until the promised Redeemer emerges from Judah’s line. Verse 28. - One manuscript makes Nadab and Abishur two additional sons of Onam, by omitting the words and the sons of Shammai.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The sonsבְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Onam: אוֹנָ֖ם (’ō·w·nām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 208: Onam -- 'vigorous', the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite Shammai שַׁמַּ֣י (šam·may) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8060: Shammai -- three men of Israel and Jada. וְיָדָ֑ע (wə·yā·ḏā‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3047: Jada -- 'the shrewd one', a man of Judah The sons וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Shammai: שַׁמַּ֔י (šam·may) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8060: Shammai -- three men of Israel Nadab נָדָ֖ב (nā·ḏāḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5070: Nadab -- an Israelite name and Abishur. וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃ (wa·’ă·ḇî·šūr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 51: Abishur -- 'my father is a wall', an Israelite Links 1 Chronicles 2:28 NIV1 Chronicles 2:28 NLT 1 Chronicles 2:28 ESV 1 Chronicles 2:28 NASB 1 Chronicles 2:28 KJV 1 Chronicles 2:28 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 2:28 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 2:28 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 2:28 French Bible 1 Chronicles 2:28 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 2:28 The sons of Onam were Shammai (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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