Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 4:1
1 Chronicles 4:1. The sons of Judah The posterity: for only Pharez was his immediate son. But they are all mentioned here only to show Shobal’s descent from Judah. read more
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Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 4:2-3
1 Chronicles 4:2-3. The families of the Zorathites So denominated, not from a man, but a place named Zoreah, (1 Chronicles 2:53, and Joshua 15:33,) situated in the tribe of Judah. Here several families of that tribe settled; who were descended from Jahath, Ahumai, and Lahad, the sons and grandsons of Shobal. Of the father of Etam Descended from the proprietor or chief man of a place, called Etam, which was in this tribe, 1 Chronicles 4:32. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 4:4
1 Chronicles 4:4. Penuel the father of Gedor In 1 Chronicles 4:18, Jered is said to be the father, that is, the founder or lord of Gedor. It is probable they were both concerned in building or governing it. The sons of Hur By some other wife than her by whom he had the children, mentioned 1 Chronicles 2:20. The father of Beth-lehem In 1 Chronicles 2:51, Salma is said to be the father of Beth-lehem. But this may be understood as in the foregoing clause of this verse. read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:1-43
Descendants of Judah and Simeon (2:1-4:43)Having listed the children of Jacob (Israel) starting with the eldest son Reuben, the writer immediately turns his attention to the tribe of Judah, the tribe that produced the dynasty of David (2:1-17). He traces the line of David first, then goes back to deal with a number of other important people in Judah and lists their descendants (18-55). On completing this, he returns to list the family of David (3:1-9), the descendants of David who reigned after... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 4:1
sons = descendants. Hur, and Shobal. These were sons of Caleb, the son of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18 , 1Ch 2:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:50 , 1 Chronicles 2:52 ). read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 4:2
Zorathites. See 1 Chronicles 2:53 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 4:3
these were of. Some codices, with Septuagint, read "these were the sons of". read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 4:4
father: or lord, or prince. See note on 1 Chronicles 2:42 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 4:1
"The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi; and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 4:3
Read, “These are the sons of the father (i. e. chief) of Etam” 2 Chronicles 11:6, a city of Judah, not far from Bethlehem. read more