Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah." — 1 Chronicles 7:24 (ASV)
His daughter — that is, Ephraim’s.
Built may mean rebuilt, or restored, or fortified (Joshua 6:26; Psalms 102:16; 2 Chronicles 11:6).
Beth-horon the lower, and the upper. —The two Beth-horons (Joshua 10:10) were apparently a Canaanite foundation. They are now Beit ur et-Tahta and Beit-ur el-Fariqa —that is, Lower and Upper Beitur.
Uzzen-sherah. —Sherah’s ear, or peak, only mentioned here. The relation of Sherah to Beth-horon may be compared with that of Achsah to the Negeb of Judah (Joshua 15:19).