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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:3

Judah. Put first because of his being chief. Compare Genesis 38:1-11 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:4

Tamar. Compare Genesis 38:18 , Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 38:30 ; and Matthew 1:3 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:7

sons. Put for "son" by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 . Achar = Achan. Compare Joshua 7:25 . transgressed. Hebrew. ma'al. App-44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:8

Ethan. Not the same person as "Ethan the Ezrahite" (1 Kings 4:31 ), who was probably a Levite (see 1 Chronicles 6:27-29 ; 1 Chronicles 15:17-19 ), and not of Judah, as the Heman and Ethan here. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:9

Ram. Christ's genealogy traced through Jerahrneel. Called Aram in Matthew 1:3 , Matthew 1:4 . Chelubai = Caleb. Compare verses: 1Ch 2:18 , 1 Chronicles 2:42 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:3

1 Chronicles 2:3. The sons of Judah— Judah is here placed first, for nearly the same reasons as those assigned in the note on the first verse of the former chapter. The Saviour of the world, the seed of the woman, was ordained to descend from him. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:7

1 Chronicles 2:7. And the sons of Carmi; Achar— The sons of Zimri; Carmi. The sons of Carmi, Achar, &c. Houbigant. See Joshua 7:1. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:3

3. The sons of Judah—His descendants are enumerated first, because the right and privileges of the primogeniture had been transferred to him ( :-), and because from his tribe the Messiah was to spring. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:6

6. 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 ( :-). 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... read more

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