John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:17
And the sons of Ezra ,.... Who was perhaps the son of Asareel, last mentioned: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon ; only one of them, Mered, is after mentioned: and she bare Miriam ; which is not the name of a woman, but of a man, as Kimchi observes; and, according to him, his mother was the wife of Mered, which he gathers from the next verse; though she seems to be the wife of Ezra, who bare him other sons: and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa ; a prince of a city... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:11-23
We may observe in these verses, 1. That here is a whole family of craftsmen, handicraft tradesmen, that applied themselves to all sorts of manufactures, in which they were ingenious and industrious above their neighbours, 1 Chron. 4:14. There was a valley where they lived which was, from them, called the valley of craftsmen. Those that are craftsmen are not therefore to be looked upon as mean men. These craftsmen, though two of a trade often disagree, yet chose to live together, for the... read more