Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
      2. What was the nature of his prayer. (1.) As the margin reads it, it was a solemn vow--If thou wilt bless me indeed, c. and then the sense is imperfect, but may easily be filled up from Jacob's vow, or some such like--then thou shalt be my God. He did not express his promise, but left it to be understood, either because he was afraid to promise in his own strength or because he resolved to devote himself entirely to God. He does, as it were, give God a blank paper, let him write what he pleases: "Lord, if thou wilt bless me and keep me, do what thou wilt with me, I will be at thy command and disposal for ever." (2.) As the text reads it, it was the language of a most ardent and affectionate desire: O that thou wouldst bless me!