1 Chronicles 2:32
New International Version
The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

New Living Translation
The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children,

English Standard Version
The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

King James Bible
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

New King James Version
The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.

NASB 1995
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died childless.

Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.

Contemporary English Version
Jada was the father of Jether and Jonathan. Jether had no children,

English Revised Version
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sons of Jada (Shammai's brother) were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

Good News Translation
Jada, the brother of Shammai, had two sons, Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without having any sons.

International Standard Version
Shammai's brother Jada's descendants were Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died childless.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

NET Bible
The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

World English Bible
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether dies without sons.

Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether dieth without sons.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan: and Jether will die without sons.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei : Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Then Jether also died without children.

New American Bible
The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died childless.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the sons of Jonathan: Lapath and Aoza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Yuda, the brother of Sabi: Yathar and Yonathan, and Yathar died without sons.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the sons of Dadai, Achisamas, Jether, Jonathan: and Jether died childless.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sons of Israel
31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. 32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.…

Cross References
Numbers 26:30-33
These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek, / the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem, / the Shemidaite clan from Shemida, and the Hepherite clan from Hepher. ...

Joshua 17:3-6
But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. / They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD. / Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan, ...

Genesis 46:13
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

Numbers 27:1-11
Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached / the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said, / “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. ...

Judges 11:1-2
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. / And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”

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, ...

1 Chronicles 7:14-19
The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead. / Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. / Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. ...

1 Chronicles 4:1-4
The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. / Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. / These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi. ...

1 Chronicles 6:1-3
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. / The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. / The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 9:1-3
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. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Matthew 1:1-17
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, ...

Acts 7:8
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

Romans 9:7-13
Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. / For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.” ...

Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

Jada.

1 Chronicles 2:28
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.

Jether.

Exodus 4:18
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Judges 8:20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

1 Kings 2:5,32
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet…

(1) Father-in-law of Moses,

Exodus 4:18
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Exodus 3:1
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

(2) Firstborn of Gideon,

Judges 8:20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

(3) Father of Amasa, slain by Joab,

1 Kings 2:5
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

2 Samuel 17:25
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.

(4) A descendant of Jerameel,

1 Chronicles 2:32
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

(5) Son of Ezra, of Judah,

1 Chronicles 4:17
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

(6) A son of Asher,

1 Chronicles 7:38
And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

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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 Jada
The name "Jada" is derived from the Hebrew root "yada," meaning "to know." This suggests a familial line that is known or recognized within the tribe of Judah. Jada is identified as the brother of Shammai, indicating a close kinship and shared heritage. In the broader context of 1 Chronicles, which traces the genealogies of Israel, this mention underscores the importance of family lineage and the preservation of tribal identity.

the brother of Shammai
Shammai, whose name means "astonishment" or "desolation," is a figure whose familial connections are significant in the chronicling of Judah's descendants. The mention of Jada as his brother highlights the interconnectedness of these family lines and the importance of each member in the continuation of the tribe's legacy. This reflects the biblical emphasis on community and the collective identity of God's people.

Jether and Jonathan
These names are significant in their meanings and implications. "Jether" means "abundance" or "excellence," suggesting a person of notable qualities or potential. "Jonathan," meaning "Yahweh has given," reflects a divine blessing or gift. The inclusion of these names in the genealogy serves as a reminder of God's providence and the blessings bestowed upon His people through their descendants.

Jether died without children
This phrase carries a poignant note within the genealogical record. In the ancient Near Eastern context, dying without children was often seen as a misfortune, as it meant the end of one's lineage and the loss of one's name from future generations. This highlights the fragility of human plans and the sovereignty of God in the unfolding of history. It serves as a reminder of the biblical theme that while humans may plan their ways, it is ultimately God who directs their steps.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
וּבְנֵ֤י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jada
יָדָע֙ (yā·ḏā‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3047: Jada -- 'the shrewd one', a man of Judah

the brother
אֲחִ֣י (’ă·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 251: A brother, )

of Shammai:
שַׁמַּ֔י (šam·may)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8060: Shammai -- three men of Israel

Jether
יֶ֖תֶר (ye·ṯer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3500: Jether -- Moses' father-in-law, also the name of several Israelites

and Jonathan.
וְיוֹנָתָ֑ן (wə·yō·w·nā·ṯān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3129: Jonathan

Jether
יֶ֖תֶר (ye·ṯer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3500: Jether -- Moses' father-in-law, also the name of several Israelites

died
וַיָּ֥מָת (way·yā·māṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

without
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

children.
בָנִֽים׃ (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son


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