And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

1 CHRONICLES 8:14KJV
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1 Chronicles 8:14 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 8:14 mean?

1 Chronicles 8:14 lists the names Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth as part of a genealogy, recording descendants within the tribe of Benjamin. The verse is part of a longer section tracing family lines and does not provide further detail about these individuals.

This verse is found in a chapter where the writer is carefully documenting the lineage of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The chronicler is speaking to the returned exiles, reminding them of their heritage and the continuity of their people. The mention of these names serves to preserve the memory of families and their place in Israel’s history.

Where else these words appear

“Shashak” Hebrew H8349 · used in 2 verses

“Ahio” Hebrew H283 · used in 6 verses

  • 2 Samuel 6:3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
  • 2 Samuel 6:4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

“Jeremoth” Hebrew H3406 · used in 13 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 7:7 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
  • 1 Chronicles 24:30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
  • 2 Chronicles 11:18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;