And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.

1 CHRONICLES 2:30KJV
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1 Chronicles 2:30 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 2:30 mean?

1 Chronicles 2:30 lists the sons of Nadab as Seled and Appaim, but notes that Seled died without having any children. This verse is part of a genealogy, showing the family line and indicating that Seled’s branch did not continue.

The book of 1 Chronicles was written to record the genealogies of Israel, especially the tribe of Judah. This verse is simply reporting the descendants of Nadab, a member of this tribe, and highlights that Seled’s line ended with him because he had no sons. The focus is on tracing which family lines continued and which ones did not, which was important for understanding inheritance and tribal identity in ancient Israel.

Where else these words appear

“Appaim” Hebrew H649 · used in 2 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 2:31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.

“Nadab” Hebrew H5070 · used in 20 verses

  • Exodus 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  • Numbers 3:4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
  • 1 Kings 15:31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?