1 Chronicles 2:53 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And the families of Kirjath-je'arim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

The families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, х ha-Yitriy (H3505), the Ithrite].

And the Puhites, х wªha-Puwtiy (H6336), the Puthite].

And the Shumathites, х wªha-Shumaatiy (H8126), the Shumathite].

And the Mishraites, х wªha-Mishraa`iy (H4954), the Mishraite]. These four families, or branches of population, went from their parent residence of Kirjath-jearim to colonize small towns or villages in the neighbourhood. From the latter sprang, in process of time, the new townships of Zorah and Eshtaol.

1 Chronicles 2:53

53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.