1 Chronicles 7:24 KJV

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • GenealogiesHere is no account either of Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they only should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of Dan, that...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Joshua 16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
  • Joshua 16:5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
  • 2 Chronicles 8:5 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
  • Joshua 10:10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
  • 1 Kings 9:17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

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Topics

  • Beth-horon Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites
  • Ephraim Descendants of
  • Israel Divided into families, each of which had a chief
  • Sherah Daughter of Ephraim
  • Uzzen-Sherah A city of unknown location

Places

Bible Dictionary

  • Beth-horonHouse of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr 8:5; 1 Chr 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way...
  • Uzzen-sherahA town probably near Beth-horon. It derived its name from the daughter of Ephraim (1 Chr 7:24).

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And his daughter וּבִתּוֹ ûbittô בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • Sherah שֶׁאֱרָה šeʾĕrâ שֶׁאֱרָה Proper name
  • who built וַתִּבֶן wattiben בָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
  • Bethhoron אֶת ʾet Object marker בֵּית bêt בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name חוֹרוֹן ḥôrôn בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name
  • the nether הַתַּחְתּוֹן hattaḥtôn תַּחְתּוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
  • and the upper וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and הָעֶלְיוֹן hāʿelyôn עֶלְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
  • and Uzzensherah וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and אֻזֵּן ʾuzzēn אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה Proper name שֶׁאֱרָה šeʾĕrâ אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה Proper name

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