What Does 1 Chronicles 1:41 Mean in the King James?

The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

1 Chronicles 1:41 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

The word translated “sons” is linked to “build,” so this genealogy presents continuity as something built through named relationships.

THE MEANING

Here continuity takes shape through named relationships: Anah’s line reaches Dishon, and Dishon’s line opens into four more names. Inheritance appears as a chain of distinct people, not an abstraction.

THE ROOT

בְּנֵי

bənê

GROWS FROM

בנה

b-n-h

Build, establish; the word for “son” is traditionally linked with this root.

The form ⁨בְּנֵי⁩ belongs to the word family traditionally associated with ⁨בָּנָה⁩ (bānâ, “build”). That connection lets the repeated “sons” carry an image of lineage taking shape through named branches.

ALSO GROWS

bānâ: Build

בָּנָה

It makes the line of descent legible as something formed through successive relationships.

binyan: Building, structure

בִּנְיָן

It echoes the verse’s linked names as a structure in which each person has a place.

THE PATTERN

Scripture makes continuity visible by naming who comes from whom.

And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Genesis 36:26 · KJVDishon’s descendants are likewise made visible through a list of names.

And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Ruth 4:17 · KJVObed’s place in a continuing family line is carried forward through named relationships.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 1:1 · KJVA lineage is opened through the names and relationships that lead from one generation to another.

THE THREAD

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Psalm 127:3 · KJV

The Hebrew word for “children” here is ⁨בָּנִים⁩ (bānîm), from the word family traditionally associated with ⁨בנה⁩, the root linked to “sons” in this verse. It lets the genealogy’s names resonate as both people in a lineage and an inheritance carried forward.

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