1 Chronicles 2:5-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-17

Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost throughout the whole Bible, from the first to the last book of it. At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said, Jacob have I loved?not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:5

The sons of Pharez ,.... One of the above twins, born to Judah: Hezron and Hamul ; see Genesis 46:12 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:6

And the sons of Zerah ,.... The other twin of Judah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara : five of them in all; the Targum calls them governors, and adds, on whom the spirit of prophecy dwelt; and in the Jewish chronology F14 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 52. they are said to prophesy in Egypt; and the four last are supposed to be the same with those in 1 Kings 4:31 . See Gill on 1 Kings 4:31 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:7

And the sons of Carmi ,.... The Targum adds, this is Zimri; but in Joshua 7:1 Carmi is said to be the son of Zabdi, who seems to be the same with Zimri; and some supply the word here, and read F15 So Junius & Tremellius, & Piscator. the sons of Zimri, Carmi, Achar, who was the grandson of Zimri; his proper name was Achan, Joshua 7:1 , but called Achar here by way of reproach, as Jarchi and others observe; being, as it follows: the troubler of Israel , as Achar... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:8

And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. Including his posterity, see Genesis 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. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:9

The 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. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:10-12

And Ram begat Amminadab ,.... Ram is the same with Aram, Matthew 1:3 the genealogy is carried down from him to Jesse in the same order as there, and in 4:19 only here Nahshon the son of Amminadab is called the prince of the children of Judah ; which Kimchi and Jarchi say is written for the honour of David, who descended from him; and Salmon his son is here called Salma. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:6

Five of them in all - "These were all chief men; and on them the spirit of prophecy rested." - T. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:3-9

2. THE LINE OF JUDAH , TO HIS THREE GREAT - GRANDSONS . The line of Judah is, with a well-known object, the first to be taken up, although Judah stands fourth of Israel's sons. Judah has five sons: three, Er, Onan, Shelah , by a Canaanitess, the daughter of Shad ; and two, Pharez and Zerah , by Tamar , his own daughter-in-law, under the circumstances described ( Genesis 38:6-30 ). There all these names are found in exact accord in the Authorized Version, in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:7

We have then so far seven grandsons to Judah, when a new name, unmentioned before, is introduced—Carmi. He is neither described as one of the seven grandsons nor as descended from any one of them, but unenviably enough is marked as the father of Achar —later form of Achau— the troubler of Israel . Joshua 7:1-18 supplies the missing link, and states that Carmi is son of Zimri (Zabdi), one of the aforesaid seven grandsons. By the punishment of death, visited upon this Achar, with his sons... read more

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