1 Chronicles 9:44
Strong's Lexicon
And Azel
וּלְאָצֵל֮ (ū·lə·’ā·ṣêl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 682: Azal = 'proximity: he has reserved' n pr loc 1) a place near Jerusalem, site presently unknown Azel = 'reserved' n pr m (CLBL) 2) a Benjamite descendant of Saul and Jonathan

had six
שִׁשָּׁ֣ה (šiš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8337: 1) six 1a) six (cardinal number) 1b) sixth (ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

sons,
בָנִים֒ (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

and these
וְאֵ֣לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent

were their names:
שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם (šə·mō·w·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

Azrikam,
עַזְרִיקָ֥ם ׀ (‘az·rî·qām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5840: Azrikam = 'help against the enemy' 1) son of Neariah and descendant of Zerubbabel of the royal line of Judah 2) a Benjamite, eldest son of Azel and descendant of Saul 3) a Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah in the time of Nehemiah 4) governor of the palace of king Ahaz of Judah and victim of murder by Zichri

Bocheru,
בֹּ֙כְרוּ֙ (bō·ḵə·rū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1074: Bocheru = 'firstborn' 1) a Benjamite

Ishmael,
וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל (wə·yiš·mā·‘êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3458: Ishmael = 'God will hear' 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

Sheariah,
וּשְׁעַרְיָ֔ה (ū·šə·‘ar·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8187: Sheariah = 'valued by Jehovah' 1) a Benjamite of the family of Saul, one of the 6 sons of Azel

Obadiah,
וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה (wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5662: Obadiah = 'servant of Jehovah' 1) the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel 1a) the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom 2) father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David 3) a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah 4) chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel 5) a descendant of David 6) a chief of the tribe of Issachar 7) a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul 8) a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun 9) a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag 10) a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 11) a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra 12) a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah 13) one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 13a) perhaps the same as 12

and Hanan.
וְחָנָ֑ן (wə·ḥā·nān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2605: Canan or Hanan = 'he is merciful' 1) one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin 2) last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul 3) son of Maachah, one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 5) one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law 6) one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 7) another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 8) son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ? 9) son of Igdaliah

These [were]
אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent

the sons
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Azel.
אָצַֽל׃ (’ā·ṣal)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 682: Azal = 'proximity: he has reserved' n pr loc 1) a place near Jerusalem, site presently unknown Azel = 'reserved' n pr m (CLBL) 2) a Benjamite descendant of Saul and Jonathan

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Young's Literal Translation
And to Azel [are] six sons, and these their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these [are] sons of Azel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were Azel’s sons.

New American Standard Bible
Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

King James Bible
And Azel had six sons, whose names [are] these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these [were] the sons of Azel.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

New Living Translation
Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

English Standard Version
Azel had six sons and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

New American Standard Bible
Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

King James Bible
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were Azel's sons.

International Standard Version
Azel had six descendants with these names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan—these were the descendants of Azel.

NET Bible
Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn, followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

American Standard Version
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

English Revised Version
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these; Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

Young's Literal Translation
And to Azel are six sons, and these their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these are sons of Azel.
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 8:38
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 9:43
And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

1 Chronicles 10:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 9:42
And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

1 Chronicles 9:41
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

1 Chronicles 10:2
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

1 Chronicles 10:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
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