And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth and Zaza ,.... Of whom no mention is made elsewhere: these were the sons of Jerahmeel ; not only his immediate sons, but their posterity, called from him Jerahmeelites, 1 Samuel 27:10 . read more
Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters ,.... And but one of that sort, whose name was Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 2:31 the plural being put here for the singular; or, if that is the name of a son, as some think, he died in his father's lifetime, and left no issue; so that there only remained daughters, and it seems but one by the next verse: and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha ; one born in his house, and brought up by him, and a proselyte, such an one as Eliezer in... read more
And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife ,.... Having first given him his freedom, as the Targum premises; this daughter seems to be Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 2:31 which receives confirmation from Zabad, one of the descendants of this man, 1 Chronicles 2:36 , being said to be the son of Ahlai, 1 Chronicles 11:41 , that is, great-grandson: and she bare him Attai ; the genealogy of whose descendants is given to the end of 1 Chronicles 2:41 , of whom no mention is made... read more
Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel ,.... Called Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 2:9 and is the same Caleb spoken of in 1 Chronicles 2:18 and his sons next reckoned were by a third wife, Azubah, Ephrath being dead, 1 Chronicles 2:19 and these sons were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph ; who gave name to the city of Ziph; there were two of this name in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:24 or this is the title of Mesha, governor of the city of Ziph; so the Targum... read more
And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. One of these, Tappuah, is the name of a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:34 and there is also Bethtappuah in the same tribe, 1 Chronicles 2:53 which one, or both, might have their name from this man; and Shema also, 1 Chronicles 2:26 . read more
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam ,.... Which Hillerus F19 Onomast. Sacr. p. 329. takes to be the name of a city in the tribe of Judah; and Jarchi's note is, that wherever the word "father" is here used, it is to be understood of the prince of a city that follows: and Rekem begat Shammai ; there is a descendant of Jerahmeel, the brother of Caleb, of this name, 1 Chronicles 2:28 . read more
And the son of Shammai was Maon ,.... Who gave name to a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:55 see 1 Samuel 23:24 . and Maon was the father of Bethzur ; prince of a very strong fortified city of this name in the same tribe, Joshua 15:58 , unless this was a son of Maon's, from whom the city had its name. read more
And Ephah Caleb's concubine bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez ,.... An half-wife, or secondary wife; for though this man seems not to have had more wives than one at a time, yet he had concubines with them; we read of another after this, if not a third: and Haran begat Gazez ; whom he so named after his brother. read more
And the sons of Jahdai ,.... Who is not mentioned by this name before; perhaps the same with Moza, who might have two names, though, according to Hillerus F20 Onomast. Sacr. p. 841. , he was the son of Moza; some take it to be the name of another of Caleb's concubines, by whom he had the six following sons: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph ; one of these, Pelet perhaps, gave name to Bethpalet in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:27 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:32
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai ,.... 1 Chronicles 2:28 , Jether and Jonathan: and Jether died without children ; the posterity of Jonathan are given the next verse. read more