The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
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And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
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And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
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- 1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.
- Joshua 7:1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against the children of Israel.
- Joshua 7:17-18 He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected. He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Of these read 1 Kings 4:31.
Of these read 1 Kings 4:31.
Or, Zabdi.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 2:6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and…
1Ch 2:6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
Ver. 6. And Ethan, and Heman, &c.] Of these, see on 1Ki 4:31.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain If these be the same who are mentioned as…
If these be the same who are mentioned as the sons of Mahol, 1Ki 4:31, either the same man had two names, Zerah and Mahol, as was usual among the Hebrews; or one of these was their immediate father, and the other their grandfather.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. Including his posterity,…
And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. Including his posterity, see Gen 46:23, the posterity of the other three sons of Zerah are not mentioned, either because the writer could not find the genealogy of them, as Kimchi; or rather, as he thinks, he cuts short the genealogy of Zerah, because the kingdom did not proceed from him, and returns to the genealogy of Hezron, from whence it did, or perhaps they had no children.
, the posterity of the other three sons of Zerah are not mentioned, either because the writer could not find the genealogy of them, as Kimchi; or rather, as he thinks, he cuts short the genealogy of Zerah, because the kingdom did not proceed from him, and returns to the genealogy of Hezron, from whence it did, or perhaps they had no children.
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1 Chronicles 2:9
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ch1 2:9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him,.... The Targum adds, in Timnath; but most likely in Egypt:
Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai; afterwards called Caleb.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Dara - If these be the same who are…
Dara - If these be the same who are mentioned as the sons of Machol, 1 Kings iv, 31, either the same man had two names, Zerah and Machol, as was usual among the Hebrew: or, one of these was their immediate father, and the other their grand-father. These are named, because they were the glory of their father's house. When the Holy Ghost would magnify the wisdom of Solomon, he saith, he was wiser than these four men. That four brothers should be so eminent, was a rare thing.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. Five of them in all.] "These were…
Verse 6. Five of them in all.] "These were all chief men; and on them the spirit of prophecy rested." - T.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 2:6. And Dara — If these be the…
1Ch 2:6. And Dara — If these be the same who are mentioned as the sons of Mahol, (1Ki 4:31,) either the same man had two names, Zerah and Mahol, as was usual among the Hebrews, or one of these was their immediate father, and the other their grandfather. These are named, because they were the glory of their father’s house. When the Holy Ghost would magnify the wisdom of Solomon, he saith, he was wiser than these four men. That four brothers should be so eminent, was a rare thing.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The sons of Zerah - Here, for the first…
The sons of Zerah - Here, for the first time, the writer of Chronicles draws from sources not otherwise known to us, recording facts not mentioned in the earlier Scriptures. Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, sons of Zerah, are only known to us from this passage, since there are no sufficient grounds for identifying them with the “sons of Mahol” (marginal reference).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Zamri, or Zabdi, Josue vii. 1. --- Etham. Similar…
Zamri, or Zabdi, Josue vii. 1. --- Etham. Similar names occur [in] 3 Kings iv. 30. But they seem to have been different persons.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara--These…
Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara--These five are here stated to be the sons of Zerah, that is, of Ezra, whence they were called Ezrahites (Kg1 4:31). In that passage they are called "the sons of Mahol," which, however, is to be taken not as a proper name, but appellatively for "sons of music, dancing," &c. The traditional fame of their great sagacity and acquirements had descended to the time of Solomon and formed a standard of comparison for showing the superior wisdom of that monarch. Jewish writers say that they were looked up to as prophets by their countrymen during the abode in Egypt.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. the sons of Zerah] This genealogy appears only…
6. the sons of Zerah] This genealogy appears only in Chron.
Zimri] LXX (B) Ζαμβρεί (β being merely euphonic) here and also Jos_7:1 where Heb. has “Zabdi.” LXX. is probably right in identifying the two. Either form might arise from the other by easy textual corruption.
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Ethan … Dara] Read, Darda with Vulg., Targ., Pesh. The same four names in the same order occur 1Ki_4:31 as the names of wise men whom Solomon surpassed in wisdom. They are there called sons of “Mahol” who may have been either a nearer or remoter ancestor than Zerah. Ethan however is there called the Ezrahite (= probably “son of Zerah”). [Psalms 88, 89 bear respectively the names “Heman the Ezrahite,” “Ethan the Ezrahite,” but these (it seems) were Levites (1Ch_15:17; 1Ch_15:19).]
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) Zimri.—This name is probably a merely accidental variant…
(6) Zimri.—This name is probably a merely accidental variant of Zabdi. Both are genuine Hebrew names occurring elsewhere. But the fact that Zimri here, and Zabdi at Jos_7:1, are both called sons of Zerah, seems to prove their identity; especially as m is often confused with b, and d with r.
Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara.—It is stated (1Ki_4:31) that Solomon was “wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol.” It will be seen that the first three names coincide with those of our text, and that Dara is only one letter different from Darda. Further, many MSS. of Chronicles, as well as the Svriac and Arabic versions and the Targum, actually have Darda. The Yatic. LXX. reads Darad. There is thus a virtual repetition of these four names in the passage of Kings, and it is difficult to suppose that the persons intended are not the same there and here. Ethan is called an Ezrahite in Kings, but Ezrah and Zerah are equivalent forms in Hebrew; and the Yatic. LXX. actually calls Ethan a Zarhite—i.e., a descendant of Zerah (Num_26:13). The designation of the four as “sons of Mahol” presents no difficulty. Mahol is a usual word for the sacred dance (Psa_149:3; Psa_150:4), and the four Zarhites are thus described as “sons of dancing”—that is, sacred musicians. It is likely, therefore, that these famous minstrels of Judah were adopted into the Levitical clans in which sacred music was the hereditary profession. (See Psalms 88, 89., titles.) Whether Ethan and Heman are the persons mentioned in 1Ch_6:33; 1Ch_6:44; 1Ch_15:17; 1Ch_15:19 as the recognised heads of two of the great guilds of temple musicians is not clear. The Levitical ancestry ascribed to them in 1 Chronicles 6 would not be opposed to this assumption, as adoption would involve it.
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(6-8) The sons of Zerah.—From this point our narrative ceases to depend entirely upon the data of Genesis.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 2:6-8 For the genealogy of Zerah, cp. Josh 7:1,…
2:6-8 For the genealogy of Zerah, cp. Josh 7:1, 17; 1 Kgs 4:31 (Mahol might be another name for Zerah).
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