1 Chronicles 2:31 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The line continues from Appaim to Ishi to Sheshan to Ahlai.
What Does 1 Chronicles 2:31 Mean?
The chronicler traces a single thread from Appaim down through Ishi to Sheshan and his child Ahlai. The narrowing to one heir in each generation shows a line that nearly came to an end, a household with few to carry it forward. Sheshan in particular will prove to have only a daughter, as the next verses reveal.
A line hanging by a single name is fragile, and the chronicler does not hide it. Yet God preserves even the slenderest threads of His people. What looks ready to vanish, He sustains, often in unexpected ways. The reader is being prepared for a striking act of grace by which Sheshan's line would continue. The Lord delights to keep alive what seems destined to fail, that His faithfulness might be seen all the more clearly.
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What does 1 Chronicles 2:31 mean?
The line continues from Appaim to Ishi to Sheshan to Ahlai.