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Attai
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Grandson of Sheshan the Jerahmeelite through his daughter Ahlai, whom he gave in marriage to Jarha, his Egyptian slave. (1 Chronicles 2:35,36) His grandson Zabad was one of David’s mighty men. (1 Chronicles 11:41) One of the lion-faced warriors of Gad, captains of the host, who forded the Jordan at the time of its overflow and joined David in the wilderness. (1 Chronicles 12:11) (B.C. 1060.) Second son of King Rehoboam by Maachah the daughter of Absalom. (2 Chronicles 11:20) (B.C. 975.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Attai is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:35
Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
- 1 Chronicles 2:36
Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
- 1 Chronicles 12:11
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
- 2 Chronicles 11:20
After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Scripture on Attai
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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