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The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
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God's Inclusive Record
Commentators note that after detailing the prominent royal line of David, the Chronicler deliberately includes the lineage of Judah's other son, Shelah. This demonstrates that while some families have more famous roles in history, God's record is thorough and values the story of all His people.
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19th Century
Anglican
II.—SONS OF SHELAH, THIRD SON OF JUDAH,1 Chronicles 4:21–23 (omitted by Syriac version).
The Shelanite cla…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were The genealogy of the posterity of Judah, in the lines of Pharez and Zerah…
Presbyterian
In this chapter we have a further account of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes; also an account of Simeon. The most remark…
