1 Chronicles 2:27
New International Version
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

New Living Translation
The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

English Standard Version
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

King James Bible
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

New King James Version
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

NASB 1995
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Contemporary English Version
Ram was the father of Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sons of Ram (the firstborn son of Jerahmeel) were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

International Standard Version
The descendants of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

NET Bible
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

World English Bible
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And sons of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel, are Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Ram, first-born of Jerahmeel, are Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel, will be Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then too, the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

New American Bible
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the sons of Onam were Sabai, and Jada. And the sons of Sabai: Nadab and Abishur.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Aram, the firstborn of Yarkhmel, were Maz and Nabin and Utar.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerameel were Maas, and Jamin, and Acor.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sons of Israel
26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.…

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 1:1-16
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 3:23-38
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...

Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:19-22
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. / These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah. / And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul. ...

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 4:1
The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

1 Chronicles 9:1-2
So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. / Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

2 Chronicles 10:17
but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

Ezra 2:1-2
Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, / accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

Nehemiah 7:6-7
These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, / accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:


Treasury of Scripture

And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Ram.

1 Chronicles 2:25
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

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1 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 Ram
The phrase "The sons of Ram" introduces us to a lineage that is part of the genealogical records in 1 Chronicles. The name "Ram" in Hebrew (רָם) means "high" or "exalted," suggesting a person of significant stature or importance. In the context of ancient Israel, genealogies were crucial for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and tribal affiliations. Ram's mention here connects to the broader narrative of the tribe of Judah, from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ descended. This highlights the importance of family lineage in God's redemptive plan.

the firstborn of Jerahmeel
The term "firstborn" (בְּכוֹר, bekhor in Hebrew) signifies a position of prominence and privilege in ancient Near Eastern cultures. The firstborn son often received a double portion of the inheritance and carried the family name forward. Jerahmeel, whose name means "may God have compassion," is a lesser-known figure, yet his inclusion in the genealogical record underscores the comprehensive nature of God's covenant with Israel. It reminds us that every individual, regardless of their prominence in biblical narratives, plays a role in the unfolding of God's purposes.

Maaz
The name "Maaz" is of uncertain meaning, but it is part of the genealogical record that traces the descendants of Judah. Each name in these genealogies serves as a reminder of the continuity of God's promises through generations. While Maaz may not be a prominent biblical figure, his inclusion signifies the importance of every link in the chain of God's covenant people.

Jamin
The name "Jamin" means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew. In biblical symbolism, the right hand often represents strength, power, and favor. Jamin's presence in the genealogy may symbolize the strength and favor bestowed upon the tribe of Judah, from which the royal line of David emerged. This connection to the right hand of God can inspire believers to recognize the strength and favor available to them through their spiritual heritage.

and Eker
The name "Eker" is less well-known, and its meaning is not entirely clear. However, its inclusion in the genealogical record serves as a testament to the meticulous preservation of family histories in ancient Israel. Each name, including Eker's, contributes to the tapestry of God's people, reminding us that every individual has a place in God's story. This can inspire believers to see their own lives as part of a larger narrative, woven together by God's sovereign hand.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ram
רָ֖ם (rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7410: Two Israelites, also family of Elihu

the firstborn
בְּכ֣וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

of Jerahmeel:
יְרַחְמְאֵ֑ל (yə·raḥ·mə·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3396: Jerahmeel -- 'may God have compassion', an Israelite name

Maaz,
מַ֥עַץ (ma·‘aṣ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4619: Maaz -- a man of Judah

Jamin,
וְיָמִ֖ין (wə·yā·mîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3226: Jamin -- three Israelites

and Eker.
וָעֵֽקֶר׃ (wā·‘ê·qer)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6134: Eker -- a man of Judah


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